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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. January 08, 2016

    GM Confronts Infamous Recall In First Ignition Switch Trial

    General Motors faces the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over its deadly ignition switch defect on Monday, and Law360 takes a look at the case and what's at stake.

  2. January 06, 2016

    Judge Furman Vows To Make Sure GM Bellwether Doesn't Stall

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman said Wednesday that he will keep a keen eye on timing as a closely watched, first bellwether trial over defective General Motors ignition switches starts up, warning litigants against any "side show," excessive objections and anything that would waste a jury's time.

  3. January 05, 2016

    GM Dumped Data On Consumers In Ignition MDL, Judge Told

    Consumers in multidistrict litigation over General Motors' alleged faulty ignition switches urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to forbid the automaker from using two massive databases in an upcoming bellwether trial, saying New GM won't say which "tiny part of the immense data compilation" it intends to use.

  4. January 04, 2016

    GM Can't Duck Trial In Ignition Switch Bellwether

    A New York federal judge has refused to toss the first federal bellwether case, shortly headed for trial, in the General Motors ignition switch multidistrict litigation, saying it's up to the jury to decide whether the defect caused a man's injuries in an accident.

  5. December 24, 2015

    Automotive Cases To Watch In 2016

    Buckle up. 2016 is shaping up to be a big year for litigants with product defect claims against major manufacturers of automobiles and automobile parts, with the onset of bet-the-company litigation against Volkswagen and suits that examine the reliability of new automotive technologies.

  6. December 23, 2015

    GM Says Bankruptcy Appeal Should Wait For 2nd Circ. Ruling

    General Motors LLC on Tuesday urged a New York federal judge handling multidistrict litigation over faulty ignition switches to delay review of a recent bankruptcy court judgment until after the Second Circuit decides whether bankruptcy protections block most car owners from suing New GM for billions over the defect.

  7. December 22, 2015

    GM Says Driver Hasn't Shown Ignition Defect Caused Injuries

    General Motors pressed a New York federal judge Monday to end the bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over its defective ignition switches before it begins, saying the driver has provided no evidence the switch defect caused his injuries and is attempting to sidestep required expert testimony for causation.

  8. December 18, 2015

    GM Says Fatal Crashes Don't Matter In Ignition Switch Trial

    General Motors LLC said Friday that a New York federal judge shouldn't allow evidence of numerous fatal accidents in the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the company's ignition switch defect because that evidence isn't necessary to prove anything about the one incident at issue.

  9. December 17, 2015

    King & Spalding Again Implicated In GM Ignition Switch MDL

    King & Spalding LLP was among the law firms that, with General Motors Co.'s insurance administrator, helped the auto giant conceal safety defects, drivers told a New York federal court Thursday in the massive multidistrict litigation over a GM ignition switch design.

  10. December 17, 2015

    DOJ Charges Against GM OK'd As Evidence In Ignition Trial

    The driver whose suit against GM is the bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the company's defective ignition switches is allowed to present a document associated with GM's $900 million criminal settlement reached with the Department of Justice in September, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.