Motion-Secondary: MARIA RAMOS VS KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 01/26/2023 02:01 PM David W. Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by D. Jones,Deputy Clerk


               1     LEHRMAN, VILLEGAS, CHINERY & DOUGLAS, LLP
                     KATE S. LEHRMAN [Bar No. 123050]
               2     DANIEL R. VILLEGAS [Bar No. 159935]
                     BRADLEY RANKELL [Bar No. 321831]
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                     12121 Wilshire Boulevard
               4     Suite 1300
                     Los Angeles, CA 90025
               5     (310) 917-4500
                     (310) 917-5677 (FAX)
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               7     Attorneys for Defendant
                     KIA AMERICA, INC. (formerly known as
               8     KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.)
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             10                                    SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

             11                                     COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT
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             13      MARIA RAMOS,                          )                                     Case No. 20STCV00331
                                                           )                                     [Filed: January 06, 2020]
             14                                            )
                                   Plaintiff,
                                                           )
             15                                            )                                     Hon. Barbara A. Meiers
                             v.                            )                                     Dept. 12
             16                                            )
                     KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. a California )                                     MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
             17                                            )                                     AUTHORITIES OF DEFENDANT KIA
                     Corporation, and DOES 1 through 10,
                                                           )                                     AMERICA, INC. IN OPPOSITION TO
             18      inclusive,                                                                  PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN LIMINE NO.
                                                           )
                                                           )                                     13 TO PRECLUDE ARGUMENT THAT
             19                    Defendants.                                                   VEHICLE INSURANCE AND
                                                           )
                                                           )                                     REGISTRATION INCURRED AFTER
             20                                                                                  THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR A
                                                           )
                                                           )                                     REPURCHASE ARE NOT
             21                                                                                  RECOVERABLE UNDER THE SONG-
                                                           )
                                                           )                                     BEVERLY ACT, OR ARE OTHERWISE
             22                                                                                  THE STANDARD COSTS OF
                                                           )
                                                           )                                     OWNERSHIP
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             24                                            )                                     DISCOVERY CUT-OFF:                               01/23/23
                                                           )                                     MOTION CUT-OFF:                                  02/06/23
             25                                            )                                     TRIAL DATE:                                      02/21/23

             26                  Defendant Kia America, Inc. (formerly known as Kia Motors America, Inc., hereinafter
             27      KA or Defendant) respectfully submits the following Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In
             28      Opposition To Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine No. 13 To Preclude Argument That Vehicle
                     {301.209. - 00774508.DOC}                       1                                20STCV00331
                      MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES OF DEFENDANT KIA AMERICA, INC. IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S
                       MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 13 TO PRECLUDE ARGUMENT THAT VEHICLE INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION INCURRED
                       AFTER THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR A REPURCHASE ARE NOT RECOVERABLE UNDER THE SONG-BEVERLY ACT,
                                               OR ARE OTHERWISE THE STANDARD COSTS OF OWNERSHIP