Kia's appeal of brakes verdict refused by U.S. Supreme Court
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The suit was filed by a 2000 Sephia owner who went to a dealer five times to get her brakes repaired between January and October 2000. |
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The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal of a $5.6 million verdict against Kia Motors Inc. in a class-action lawsuit over allegedly faulty brakes in Sephia sedans. The legal dispute dates back 11 years.
In December, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a ruling awarding $600, or $5.6 million total, to 9,400 owners of 1997 through 2000 Kia Sephias in the state who claimed that their brakes allegedly wore out too fast, The Detroit News reported today.
The suit was filed by a 2000 Sephia owner who went to a dealer five times to get her brakes repaired between January and October 2000.
The company changed the brakes starting in the 2001 model year.
Sephia owners in other states also have pursued claims, the newspaper reported.
In New Jersey, Sephia owners could be reimbursed as much as $750 for brake repairs after a court decision if they filed their claims by May 2010, the News reported.
Kia declined to comment on the ruling.
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