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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. July 27, 2016

    GM Argues To Keep Driving Experts In Ignition Bellwether

    General Motors LLC on Tuesday defended its use of accident and toxicology experts against objections from a Kentucky woman suing the company in New York federal court over her car's allegedly faulty ignition switch, arguing that the experts are vital to determining whether driver error and intoxication caused the wreck.

  2. July 14, 2016

    GM MDL Should Continue After 2nd Circ. Ruling, Drivers Say

    Drivers claiming in multidistrict litigation that General Motors’ ignition switch defect cover-up ultimately devalued their vehicles say the Second Circuit’s ruling in separate litigation striking down bankruptcy decisions that shielded the company from liability related to ignition defects means GM must face the fire, a New York district judge heard Wednesday.

  3. July 12, 2016

    GM Driver In Ignition Bellwether Wants Accident Experts Out

    Three proposed GM witnesses in multidistrict litigation over the automaker's ignition switches, which allegedly have a penchant for shutting down cars mid-drive, should be nixed from testifying in the sixth bellwether trial, the Kentucky driver bringing the suit said Tuesday.

  4. June 29, 2016

    GM Continues Bid To Peel Claims From Ignition Bellwether

    General Motors on Tuesday urged the New York federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over ignition-switch defects to ax duty to warn and fraud-based claims brought by the driver in an upcoming bellwether trial, saying she cannot save the allegations against New GM, the post-bankruptcy entity being sued.

  5. June 27, 2016

    GM Seeks To Show Driver's School Grades In Ignition Trial

    General Motors on Friday told the New York federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the carmaker's ignition switch defect that it should be allowed to present the academic records of the driver leading the next bellwether trial, saying her bad memory predates her accident.

  6. June 24, 2016

    The Top 5 Trials Of 2016: Midyear Report

    This year has been big on high-profile media and entertainment trials with plenty of courtroom drama. Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan drove a thriving new media company into bankruptcy over a sex tape, with the help of a Silicon Valley billionaire. Meanwhile, Led Zeppelin won a copyright suit over the opening guitar notes to "Stairway to Heaven." Here, Law360 takes a look at five of the most interesting trials we've seen so far in 2016.

  7. June 20, 2016

    Hurt Driver Says New GM Still Had Duty To Warn Motorists

    The driver in an upcoming bellwether trial on Friday told the New York federal judge overseeing the General Motors ignition switch multidistrict litigation that New GM, the post-bankruptcy entity being sued, alone knew about the potentially fatal defect and still had a duty to warn consumers.

  8. June 17, 2016

    GM Pushes To Ax Economic-Loss Ignition Claims In MDL

    Drivers claiming in multidistrict litigation that GM's ignition switch defect cover-up ultimately devalued their vehicles will, if allowed to proceed, set off a landslide of suits against companies when they issue recalls, the automaker told a New York federal court Friday.

  9. June 16, 2016

    Calif. Says Discovery Requests For GM Recalls Reasonable

    The state of California on Thursday told the New York federal judge overseeing General Motors' ignition-switch multidistrict litigation that its request for information about recalls as part of its state suit alleging false advertising and consumer protection violations won't undermine the separate discovery process for the sprawling MDL.

  10. June 13, 2016

    GM Wants Too Much Info In Ignition Switch MDL, Drivers Say

    Drivers in General Motors ignition switch multidistrict litigation on Friday blasted the company's request for more information about personal injury and wrongful death claims, saying that the additional documents would be burdensome to produce and aren't needed to facilitate settlements.