Yarber
Yarber v. Kia America, Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THELMA YARBER, Case No. 22-cv-03411-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 42 KIA AMERICA, INC, Defendant.
Before the Court is Defendant Kia America’s second motion to dismiss. Dkt. No 42. The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND The Court previously granted Defendant’s first motion to dismiss Plaintiff Yarber’s fraudulent inducement-concealment claim and request for punitive damages, and gave Plaintiff leave to amend her claims. See generally Yarber v. Kia Am., Inc., No. 22-CV-03411-HSG, 2023 WL 2654186 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2023). Plaintiff subsequently filed a First Amended Complaint, which again brings six causes of action arising out of her allegations about defective 2012-2019 Kia Souls. See Dkt. No. 40 (“FAC”) ¶¶ 90–132. …