MICHAEL CHIECO v. KIA MOTORS AMERICA INC.
Federal class action docket 8:19-cv-00854 in CACD.
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Case facts
- Court
- CACD
- Docket number
- 8:19-cv-00854
- Filed
- May 7, 2019
- Docket closed
- September 22, 2022
- Time on the docket
- 3.4 years
- Presiding judge
- Judge Josephine L. Staton
- Referred to
- Magistrate John D. Early
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Question
- Jury demand
- Plaintiff
- Last docket activity
- October 13, 2023
- Nature of suit
- 385 Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
What the case was brought under
The docket records the cause of action as 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Defective products, vehicles, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including claims for property damage rather than personal injury.
The full court record
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