December 15, 2015
The driver whose case is the bellwether in multidistrict litigation over General Motors' defective ignition switches told a New York federal judge Monday that introducing two letters sent by whistleblowers to the company's board of directors and CEO during a 2014 recall won't prejudice the company or confuse the jury.
December 09, 2015
A Saturn Ion owner suing over General Motors' alleged defective ignition switches asked a New York federal judge Tuesday for permission to discuss several fatal accidents during the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the defect, claiming those incidents prove that the automaker engaged in a deadly cover-up.
December 08, 2015
A New York federal judge on Monday said a driver could introduce evidence of ignition switches other than the type at issue in the bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over General Motors' defective ignition switches, as the company has admitted elsewhere that some switches were identical.
December 07, 2015
General Motors LLC asked Friday for the bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over its defective ignition switches to end before it even gets started, telling a New York federal judge there is not sufficient evidence that the defect caused the driver's 2014 crash and injuries.
December 01, 2015
A New York federal judge on Monday denied two bids by General Motors to exclude evidence from the bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the company's defective ignition switches, though some evidence related to previous settlements and criminal cases was nixed from the driver's suit.
November 24, 2015
A man whose suit against GM was selected as the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the company's defective ignition switches can't stop the automaker from telling jurors about injuries unrelated to a head-on collision that he has attributed to the defect, a New York federal judge ruled Monday.
November 23, 2015
Accident victims and others suing General Motors in multidistrict litigation over its ignition switch defect have drawn attention to a now-shuttered "war room" at the automaker's Detroit headquarters in which the automaker allegedly consolidated key details about its knowledge of the defect, according to a filing made public Monday.
November 20, 2015
The Manhattan federal judge preparing for a test-drive trial that will seek to assess liability for General Motors ignition switch defects said Friday that a bankruptcy court ruling allowing consumers to seek punitive damages has left him with tough calls to make on how evidence of alleged gross negligence will be handled.
November 04, 2015
Consumers suing GM over ignition switch defects on Tuesday told a New York federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation that a U.S. Department of Justice settlement in which the company admitted it hid the defect settles a dispute over access to King & Spalding LLP documents the consumers say show attorneys aided the cover-up.
November 02, 2015
Plaintiffs suing General Motors LLC in New York court over an ignition switch defect affecting millions of vehicles have subpoenaed the auto giant's former general counsel to testify during the bellwether trial in January in what will likely be an attempt to tie GM's lawyers to a cover-up of the problem.