Motion-Secondary: MARIA BARAJAS QUINTERO, ET AL. VS KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 01/31/2023 08:35 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      JACQUELINE BRUCE CHINERY [Bar No. 187544]
                        KHACHATUR CHRIS OURKHAN [Bar No. 336653]
                 3      12121 Wilshire Boulevard
                        Suite 1300
                 4      Los Angeles, CA 90025
                        (310) 917-4500
                 5      (310) 917-5677 (FAX)
                 6      Attorneys for Defendant
                        KIA AMERICA, INC. (formerly known as
                 7      KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.)
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                 9                                    SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                                       COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT
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                        MARIA BARAJAS QUINTERO and           )                                      Case No. 19STCV13263
               13       OSCAR QUINTERO,                      )                                      [Filed: April 17, 2019]
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               14                     Plaintiffs,            )                                      Hon. Bruce G. Iwasaki
                                                             )                                      Dept. 58
               15               v.                           )
                                                             )                                      MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
               16       KIA MOTOR AMERICA, INC. a California )                                      AUTHORITIES OF DEFENDANT KIA
                        Corporation, and DOES 1 through 10,  )                                      AMERICA, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN
               17       inclusive,                           )                                      AS KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.) IN
                                                             )                                      OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
               18                     Defendants.            )                                      IN LIMINE NO. 9 TO PRECLUDE ANY
                                                             )                                      EVIDENCE OR SUGGESTION RE
               19                                            )                                      INCREASED COST OF VEHICLES
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                                                             )                                      DISCOVERY CUT-OFF:                               01/23/23
               21                                            )                                      MOTION CUT-OFF:                                  02/06/23
                                                             )                                      TRIAL DATE:                                      02/21/23
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               24                   Defendant Kia America, Inc. (formerly known as Kia Motors America, Inc., hereinafter
               25       KA or Defendant) respectfully submits the following Memorandum of Points and Authorities in
               26       Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion in Limine No. 9 to Preclude Any Evidence or Suggestion re
               27       Increased Cost of Vehicles:
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               29       {301.140. - 00775736.DOC}               1                              19STCV13263
                         MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES OF DEFENDANT KIA AMERICA, INC. (F/K/A KIA
               30          MOTORS AMERICA, INC.) IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 9 TO
                             PRECLUDE ANY EVIDENCE OR SUGGESTION RE INCREASED COST OF VEHICLES
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