Alliance United Insurance Company v. Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.

I. Background

On November 5, 2024, Plaintiffs, nine casualty and insurance companies, filed a Complaint in Orange County Superior Court against Defendants. Notice of Removal (“Not.”) (Dkt. 1), at 3. Defendants are Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia America, Inc., Kia Corporation, Hyudai American Technical Center, Inc. Id. at 3-4. Plaintiffs are Alliance United Insurance Company, Financial Indemnity Company, Infinity Assurance Insurance Company, Infinity Auto Insurance Company, Infinity County Mutual Insurance Company, Infinity Indemnity Insurance Company, Infinity Insurance Company, Infinity Select Insurance Company, Unitrin Safeguard Insurance Company. Id. at 3.

Plaintiffs bring eleven state causes of action against Defendants: (1) breach of implied warranty; (2) breach of express warranty pursuant to Cal. Comm Code § 2313; (3) breach of express warranty in violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act; (4) violation of the California Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§

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