November 14, 2022
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton has told a New Jersey federal judge that General Motors LLC cannot withhold board meeting minutes if it is pursuing allegations that Ashton was a "disloyal director" who helped Fiat Chrysler undercut GM during collective bargaining negotiations.
November 08, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge has shot down former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton's attempt to obtain documents related to General Motors LLC investigations into allegations that he accepted bribes from Fiat Chrysler in exchange for confidential GM information, concluding that the material is shielded under the work-product doctrine.
January 24, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday said General Motors LLC was not too late in bringing a breach of fiduciary duty claim against former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton over a purported kickback scheme, finding that the company learned about the claim later than he has argued.
July 23, 2021
General Motors LLC and former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton sparred Thursday over whether the carmaker can pursue breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent concealment claims in its New Jersey federal lawsuit alleging Ashton was a "disloyal director" who helped Fiat Chrysler undercut GM during collective bargaining negotiations.
June 23, 2021
A New Jersey federal judge said Tuesday that former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton can't escape General Motors' claims he was a "disloyal director" who helped Fiat Chrysler undercut GM during collective bargaining negotiations, adding there are still questions on which state law applies to the dispute.
December 08, 2020
General Motors said Monday that United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton, who has pled guilty to taking illegal vendor kickbacks and embezzling from a GM-funded employee training center, was a "disloyal director" who helped rival automaker Fiat Chrysler undercut GM during collective bargaining negotiations.
November 24, 2020
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton has fired back at General Motors' "half-baked" and "convoluted" allegations that Ashton accepted illicit bribes and fed GM's confidential information to rival automaker Fiat Chrysler to undercut GM during collective bargaining negotiations.
September 15, 2020
General Motors LLC has filed suit in New Jersey federal court against a former board member who allegedly "violated every conceivable duty" he had to the company by taking bribes in exchange for providing the United Auto Workers union and rival automaker Fiat Chrysler with sensitive information.