December 16, 2021
Counsel for plaintiffs in the General Motors multidistrict ignition switch litigation will be receiving an additional $10.8 million after telling a New York federal judge that a $34 million fee award earlier this year left them not even close to fully reimbursed.
March 30, 2020
General Motors told a New York federal judge that the company had reached a $120 million settlement, plus up to $34.5 million in attorney fees, with drivers who claim their cars lost value due to faulty ignition switches.
March 04, 2020
A New York federal judge on Wednesday ordered the initiation of a fourth "wave" of multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in the ignition switches of some General Motors vehicles, pointing to the "remarkable success" of the so-called wave approach in handling the sprawling MDL.
September 12, 2018
A New York federal judge Wednesday found plaintiffs in dozens of states in the General Motors ignition switch MDL can recover damages even if the alleged defect never manifested and can recover earnings lost while dealing with the defect.
April 03, 2018
A New York federal judge declined Tuesday to grant General Motors LLC's bid for a quick win on certain claims in multidistrict litigation over defective ignition switches, saying it was too early to decide the viability of allegations that consumers paid more than they would have for cars had they known about the problems.
August 04, 2017
The New York federal judge overseeing ignition switch litigation against General Motors LLC on Thursday axed claims brought by drivers in six states and Washington, D.C., who bought cars from "Old GM" before the company's 2009 bankruptcy sale, but held off on deciding claims from nine other states.
January 02, 2017
Trial watchers will have plenty to choose from heading into 2017, including a reprise of the Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP drama, a criminal fraud trial against former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, and a continuing stream of trials over General Motors' allegedly defective ignition switches.
April 12, 2016
The New York federal judge dug deeper into the controversial accusations against the lead ignition switch plaintiffs counsel from the Georgia-based attorney known for exposing the defect and sparking the recall, attributing the conflicts between him and the heavy-hitting lead plaintiffs counsel to the "money" and "ego" at stake in the MDL.
March 11, 2016
General Motors is gearing up for a critical second go in the multidistrict litigation over its ignition switch defect, and the stakes are high after the first trial ended abruptly without a verdict. The carmaker will return to Manhattan federal court Monday to try to convince a jury it's not liable for a 2014 crash that will serve as the true first bellwether in the litigation. Here, Law360 takes a look at the case in advance of the trial.
March 09, 2016
General Motors fought to keep its lead in-house attorney on ignition switch cases from having to testify live in the upcoming second bellwether trial involving the crash of a 2007 Saturn Sky, arguing Tuesday that he is bound by attorney-client privilege and participating in the trial would disrupt his work in trying to resolve cases.