Litigation & Arbitration
Nov. 14, 2023
Hyundai, Kia ask judge to rethink car theft litigation
Requiring automakers to install anti-theft devices of the government’s choosing “is an obstacle to the federal regulatory scheme and … is preempted,” Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Steven G. Madison said.
SANTA ANA — Attorneys defending Kia America Inc. and Hyundai Motor America in multi-district car theft litigation urged a federal judge on Monday to reconsider his tentative order allowing most of the plaintiffs’ claims to proceed.
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana took the matter under submission after hearing arguments. In his preliminary ruling, Selna said the government entities and the subrogation plaintiffs sufficientl...