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Hyundai and Kia Face Class Action Lawsuit over Inflated Mileage Claims

January 23rd, 2013

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia (owned by the same company, but operated independently) are facing a lawsuit over inflated claims about their vehicles’ fuel efficiency. According to Reuters, the company admitted in November that they “had overstated the fuel efficiency ratings on more than 1 million …

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Toyota Settles Class Action Lawsuit for More Than $1 Billion

January 9th, 2013

This past December, automotive giant Toyota Motor Corporation settled a class action lawsuit filed in 2010 after a recall of many of its vehicles. The settlement totals over $1 billion, and comes in the wake of complaints that the accelerator pedals on some Toyota models became …

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Not Just for Planes: Automobile ‘Black Boxes’ will be Standard by 2015

August 22nd, 2012

In April 2012, the Senate passed a bill that would require auto manufacturers to install event data recorders (EDRs), also known as “black boxes,” in all cars. They have been around for more than a few years in automobiles: Sarah Jacobsson Purewal of PCWorld reports …

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirmes $5.6 Mil. Class Action Judgment Against Kia Motors America

December 6th, 2011

Philadelphia personal injury and class action law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, recently announced that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed a $5.6 million class action judgment against Kia Motors America for selling cars with defective brakes to Pennsylvania automobile consumers. On Dec. 2, …

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