PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29 LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs — Donovan Searles, LLC announces that the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has confirmed a
jury’s verdict against Kia Motors America, Inc. in the amount of $5,641,200 on behalf of a class of 9,402 Pennsylvania consumers. The verdict was rendered in May 2005 following a two-week trial in which the jurors found that there was a common defective design of the brake system of the 1995-2001 Kia Sephia. The Court has now ruled on various motions for post-trial relief filed by Kia Motors and denied all motions. The case will now proceed to the appellate court.
