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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. February 23, 2015

    GM Spars With Plaintiffs On Choice of Law In Ignition MDL

    General Motors LLC and plaintiffs suing the carmaker in multidistrict litigation over defective ignition switches argued Friday over whether one state's unjust enrichment law can be applied to all plaintiffs even if they live elsewhere.

  2. February 18, 2015

    GM Judge Classifies Injuries In Ignition Switch Bellwethers

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday established a classification system for personal injury claims encompassed in multidistrict litigation targeting General Motors LLC over defective ignition switches, further setting the stage for a series of bellwether trials currently slated to begin in January 2016.

  3. February 06, 2015

    GM Ignition Switch Vehicles, Claims Set For Bellwether Trial

    A New York federal judge is siding with the plaintiffs in the GM ignition switch litigation when it comes to the bellwether trial plan, ordering that the trial include the three categories of wrongful death, several personal injury and mild-to-moderate personal claims from six vehicle models

  4. January 02, 2015

    Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2015

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide in 2015 whether to tackle generic-drug makers' liability for failing to update warning labels, while the General Motors Co. ignition switch defect litigation gears up for its first trial and Florida's high court ponders the standard for showing a product is defective.

  5. November 26, 2014

    GM Must Submit Ex-CEO's Performance Review In Defect Case

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered General Motors Co. to produce a 2009 performance evaluation of its former CEO as part of a $10 billion multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective ignition switches and associated recalls.

  6. November 24, 2014

    GM Can't Keep Calif. Ignition Switch Suit Out Of State Court

    A New York federal judge on Monday remanded a California district attorney's suit against General Motors LLC over its ignition switch defect back to state court, agreeing with the prosecutor that it was exempt from removal as a police-power action.

  7. November 21, 2014

    GM Wants To Limit Discovery In Defect Cover-Up Suit

    General Motors told a New York federal court on Friday that it only wants to submit discovery documents that are related to claims that the automaker hid key details about its defective ignition switches, and not years of employee records, in multidistrict litigation related to a massive recall earlier this year.

  8. October 17, 2014

    GM Says Calif. DA's Ignition-Switch Suit Belongs In MDL

    General Motors LLC on Thursday urged a New York federal judge to nix the Orange County district attorney’s bid to remand California’s suit over the automaker’s ignition-switch defect to the state, saying it’s a "carbon copy" of other suits in the multidistrict litigation and that it doesn't qualify as a police-power action exempt from removal.

  9. October 15, 2014

    GM Hit With $10B Defect Claims Over 27M Cars' Resale Value

    General Motors LLC was sued for $10 billion on Tuesday by customers who alleged in two consolidated New York federal complaints, including a class action, that defects including fatal ignition switch problems caused 27 million cars to drop in value.

  10. October 10, 2014

    Calif. DA Wants State's GM Ignition Switch Suit Removed

    Orange County's district attorney told a New York federal judge that California's suit against General Motors LLC over its ignition-switch defect should be remanded to the state, arguing Thursday that the case is different from others in the multidistrict litigation because it was filed by a governmental unit.