Litigation & Arbitration
Jan. 31, 2024
Carmakers’ bid to pause anti-theft device proceeding denied
“The question posed here pertains to three of the 16 pending claims, and the court sees no reason that litigation on the remaining 13 claims should not proceed on schedule,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna ruled.
A federal judge overseeing a multidistrict vehicle anti-theft device litigation involving Kia America Inc. and Hyundai Motor America denied the automakers’ bid to pause the proceedings.
However, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana partially granted the automakers’ bid to certify interlocutory appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a handful of negligence claims under New York, Ohio and Wisconsin law. He denied...