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In re: General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation

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Case Number:

1:14-md-02543

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Jesse M. Furman

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  1. April 19, 2016

    GM Nonignition Switch Drivers Fully Represented, Attys Say

    The lead attorneys bringing a multidistrict proposed class action against General Motors blasted assertions that they have neglected a group of drivers, saying on Tuesday they have been strong advocates for everyone bringing the suit, in which drivers claim the carmaker sought to hide dozens of defects.

  2. April 11, 2016

    'Economic Loss' Drivers Fight To Remain In GM Ignition MDL

    A proposed class of drivers within the General Motors ignition switch multidistrict litigation who claim GM's cover-up of dozens of defects devalued their vehicles urged a New York federal judge Friday to deny the automaker's bid to dismiss a portion of their economic damage claims, saying GM misconstrues their arguments.

  3. April 08, 2016

    GM Brushes Aside 4th Bellwether Trial In Ignition-Switch MDL

    A driver suing General Motors over an ignition-switch defect has agreed to dismiss a suit that would have been the fourth in a series of bellwether trials, according to a Friday filing in the multidistrict litigation in New York federal court.

  4. April 07, 2016

    GM Settles 3rd Ignition-Switch Bellwether Before Trial

    General Motors has settled the third in a series of bellwether trials over an ignition-switch defect that could make cars stall and lose power while driving, a potential setback for remaining plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation in New York.

  5. March 30, 2016

    GM Win Shows Defect Alone Can't Prove Damages For Drivers

    General Motors' win in the second ignition switch bellwether trial symbolizes a crucial challenge for drivers who manage to convince a jury that their vehicle was dangerous but ultimately fail to link that danger to their own accidents, a mixed outcome that attorneys say dampens the overall settlement prospects for plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation. 

  6. March 30, 2016

    GM Wins Defense Verdict In 2nd Ignition-Switch Trial

    General Motors on Wednesday won the second bellwether trial in the continuing fight over its defective ignition switches, as a New York federal jury found that GM cars were unreasonably dangerous but did not find that plaintiffs' injuries were caused by their car, a Saturn roadster.

  7. March 29, 2016

    GM Pushes For Quick End Before 3rd Ignition Trial Begins

    General Motors pressed the New York federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over its ignition switch defect for an early decision on claims in what's slotted as the third bellwether trial in the case, which involves the death of a man who lost control of a 2006 Saturn Ion on a Pennsylvania highway.

  8. March 24, 2016

    GM Witness Suggests Defective Ignition Switch Not Unsafe

    General Motors watched a witness' testimony veer into unexpectedly large questions Thursday in the second bellwether trial over its ignition-switch failures, as an initially prosaic car-accident reconstruction bloomed into a full-bore denial of the roots of the defect and suggestions that the switch design was not unsafe.

  9. March 22, 2016

    GM Atty Testifies He Didn't Warn Execs Of Ignition Defects

    A key General Motors in-house lawyer who helped settle lawsuits over a deadly ignition switch testified Tuesday in the second bellwether trial over such claims that he acted properly despite never alerting his bosses that the suits constituted a pattern deserving of more scrutiny.

  10. March 22, 2016

    2nd GM Juror Dismissed For Sleeping During Ignition Trial

    A second juror has been dismissed for sleeping during the second General Motors ignition switch bellwether trial, leaving eight jurors in the New York courtroom of U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman on Tuesday afternoon just after the plaintiffs rested their case.