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Pitterman et al v. General Motors LLC
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3:14-cv-00967
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December 07, 2018
Deal Spurs Toss Of $2.9M Verdict Over GM Gear Shifts
A Connecticut federal judge on Friday said she would vacate a verdict on appeal to the Second Circuit that awarded $2.88 million to the family of an 8-year-old girl killed when a Chevrolet Suburban shifted out of park, since General Motors and the family have settled.
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January 30, 2018
GM Loses Bid For Conn. High Court Review Of $2.9M Suit
A Connecticut federal judge on Tuesday declined to have the state's top court take up General Motors LLC's challenge to its rulings that paved the way for a $2.875 million jury verdict after a Chevrolet Suburban shifted gears out of park and killed an 8-year-old girl.
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July 19, 2017
GM Hid SUV Shifter Danger, Must Pay $2.9M, Jury Holds
A Connecticut federal jury on Wednesday found that General Motors' failure to warn about the dangers of the shifters in Chevrolet Suburbans caused an accident that killed an 8-year-old girl and injured her brother and hit the automaker with $2.875 million in damages.
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January 12, 2017
Family Says Mom Didn't Commit Crime In GM Shift Defect Suit
The estate of an 8-year-old girl who died after a shifter in their Chevrolet Suburban allegedly failed told a Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday that General Motors LLC shouldn't be allowed to say that the mother committed a crime by not being in the car at the time.
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May 13, 2016
GM's Defenses Narrowed By Judge In Shift Defect Death Suit
A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday scrapped a number of defense theories asserted by General Motors LLC in its attempt to eliminate blame for the death of an 8-year-old girl after a shifter in its Suburban vehicle allegedly failed, including that the parent of the child acted negligently.
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May 02, 2016
GM Must Face Claims Shift Defect Caused Child's Death
General Motors LLC will have to face a lawsuit alleging the death of an 8-year-old girl was caused by a defect on shifters in its Suburbans after a Connecticut federal judge on Friday rejected its argument that the girl's family's expert witnesses were unreliable.