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Forbes v. General Motors, LLC
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January 30, 2018
GM Can Get Potential Plaintiff Questionnaires In Ignition MDL
A New York federal judge ruled Monday that attorneys for the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation against General Motors LLC over defective ignition switches must turn over forms that potential class members submitted through the website of a firm that advertises class actions to consumers.
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July 27, 2015
GM Can't Keep Ignition Switch Discovery Under Wraps
A New York federal judge on Friday refused to shield from public scrutiny all discovery materials in multidistrict litigation over General Motors Co.'s deadly ignition switch defect, deciding to grant the automaker only narrow protections designed to limit leaks to the press from the plaintiffs' attorneys
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March 13, 2015
GM MDL Judge Reinstates More Than 100 Tossed Suits
A New York federal judge on Friday granted a Georgetown Law professor's request to reinstate the roughly 130 economic loss lawsuits the court had dismissed in December, after the professor argued that those cases should be allowed to proceed in their own right even if they are not integrated with the consolidated complaints in the suit.
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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.
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January 05, 2015
Dismissal Of GM MDL Claims Slammed As 'Unprecedented'
A Georgetown Law professor representing car owners suing General Motors LLC over alleged economic losses related to its recent spate of recalls told a New York federal judge on Friday that hundreds of cases were improperly dismissed from the multidistrict litigation last month "without legal basis" and in violation of the parties' due process rights.
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July 28, 2014
Robbins Geller, Others Seek Role In GM Ignition Switch MDL
Attorneys from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP and other top firms petitioned a New York federal judge on Monday for a position on the executive committee presiding over plaintiffs' matters in multidistrict litigation over deadly General Motors LLC ignition switches.