November 14, 2014
General Motors Co.'s attorneys this week told the New York federal court overseeing the ignition switch defect multidistrict litigation that it has agreed to turn over documents that it previously submitted to the government, as well as certain documents relevant to the Georgia state litigation over a confidential settlement reached last year.
November 10, 2014
General Motors Co. pressed its parts supplier Delphi Automotive PLC in December for an "urgent" order of some 500,000 ignition switches that it referred to as a "field action" for a large group of vehicles, a move that preceded its recall of millions of vehicles from February onwards, a lead plaintiffs' attorney in the GM litigation has said.
November 06, 2014
The New York City federal judge handling the sprawling multidistrict litigation over often-deadly ignition switch defects in General Motors vehicles said Thursday that he would set a "reasonable but aggressive" January 2016 date to begin bellwether personal injury and wrongful death trials.
October 08, 2014
Attorneys for General Motors LLC told the New York federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation involving allegedly defective ignition switches on Tuesday that it had agreed to search company databases for documents describing post-recall repair complaints involving possibly over a million vehicles.
October 02, 2014
General Motors Co. sought Thursday to keep ignition switch plaintiffs in federal multidistrict litigation in New York from proceeding with discovery on issues relating to its recall of millions of vehicles this year, arguing the plaintiffs' request was too "broad" and their goals too vague.
September 19, 2014
A New York federal judge on Friday allowed plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over General Motors Co.'s ignition switch defect to pursue discovery in injury cases that involve accidents that took place after the automaker emerged from bankruptcy in 2009, and in economic loss cases that involve post-2009 vehicles.
September 11, 2014
General Motors Co. on Thursday asked the New York federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over its ignition switch defect to hold off on allowing further discovery even on personal injury suits involving accidents that occurred after its 2009 bankruptcy and economic loss suits involving post-2009 vehicles.
September 04, 2014
General Motors Co. on Thursday told the New York federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over a deadly ignition-switch defect that discovery should not be allowed to proceed in a Georgia state court case about the defect until the MDL judge decides on coordinated discovery proceedings.
September 02, 2014
General Motors Co. said Friday that it would allow plaintiffs in consolidated state court actions over an alleged ignition switch defect to participate in discovery in multidistrict litigation before a New York federal judge, and that the MDL parties would likewise be able to participate in discovery in the coordinated suits.
July 22, 2014
General Motors LLC should immediately produce all pre-discovery disclosures in the multidistrict litigation over its deadly ignition switches and their impact on the value of GM cars because the documents were already handed over to the federal government, according to a Monday letter to a New York federal judge.