July 13, 2015
King & Spalding LLP, which represents General Motors Co. in multidistrict litigation over faulty ignition switches, trashed an attempt by plaintiffs to see the firm's work product on Friday, calling the bid to grab the otherwise protected documents under the crime-fraud exception "baseless and defamatory."
July 09, 2015
Plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing General Motors Co. of selling vehicles with faulty ignition switches urged a federal judge on Thursday to compel GM to produce communications with its law firm, King & Spalding LLP, under the crime-fraud exception, saying credible evidence indicates the company conspired with its firm to hide the defect.
June 22, 2015
General Motors Co. on Friday asked the New York federal judge overseeing the ignition switch multidistrict litigation to shield material unearthed in pre-trial discovery from public consumption, arguing that a lead plaintiffs' attorney in the case used such information to make "sensational" statements to the press.
June 16, 2015
A New York federal judge on Tuesday questioned the necessity of blacked-out portions in a 1,244-page lawsuit accusing General Motors Co. of selling vehicles with faulty ignition switches and of joining forces with King & Spalding LLP and other lawyers to hide the defects.
June 11, 2015
General Motors LLC conspired with attorneys from King & Spalding LLP to conceal an ignition defect affecting millions of vehicles by quickly settling claims in order to avoid a recall, according to a motion to compel filed by multidistrict litigation plaintiffs in New York federal court Thursday.
May 11, 2015
A compensation fund through which General Motors Co. is resolving claims over deaths and injuries from ignition switch-related accidents erroneously excludes 10 million cars, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP attorneys asserted in a wrongful death suit filed Monday in Washington federal court.
April 30, 2015
Vehicle owners in multidistrict litigation seeking billions of dollars from General Motors LLC over a deadly ignition switch defect intend to appeal a New York federal bankruptcy judge's order barring their claims against "New GM," according to a letter filed Wednesday.
March 24, 2015
Plaintiffs whose GM Inc. vehicles were made by "New GM" will have their claims governed by the laws of their respective home states in multidistrict litigation over the automaker's defective ignition switches, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday.
March 13, 2015
A New York federal judge said at a Friday hearing that General Motors LLC and plaintiffs in sprawling multidistrict litigation over faulty ignition switches should engage in settlement talks "at some point."
March 03, 2015
General Motors LLC on Monday sought the dismissal of 303 plaintiffs whose lawsuits are encompassed in multidistrict litigation over defective ignition switches, telling a New York federal judge they hadn't yet complied with discovery requirements.