Lilit Tadevosyan v. Kia America Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I.
BACKGROUND
In March 2024, Plaintiff Lilit Tadevosyan started leasing a new 2024 Kia EV6 (“the vehicle”). Declaration of Hovanes Margarian (“Margarian Decl.”) ¶ 3 [Doc. # 10-1]. Tadevosyan alleges that the vehicle began showing multiple defects approximately three months into her possession of the vehicle. Id. She took the vehicle on several occasions to authorized repair facilities, but the defects persisted. Id. On November 15, 2024, Tadevosyan filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Defendants Kia America, Inc. and Moreno Valley K, Inc.,1 alleging the following nine causes of action: (1) fraud and deceit, (2) breach of express warranty under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (“MMWA”), (3) breach of implied warranty under the MMWA, (4) breach of express warranty under California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“Song-Beverly Act”), (5) breach of implied warranty under the Song-Beverly Act, (6) violation of California’s Business & Professions Code § 17200 et seq., (7) violation of California’s Business & Professions Code § 17500 et seq., (8) negligence, and (9) strict liability. See generally Compl. [Doc. # 1-1].