Ward v. General Motors L.L.C.

  1. July 19, 2017

    GM Ignition Switch Didn't Cause Driver's Crash, Jury Finds

    A New York federal jury found Wednesday that a General Motors ignition switch didn't cause an Arizona driver to rear-end another car in Tucson morning traffic, giving the automaker a win in the first of six planned bellwether trials.

  2. July 18, 2017

    GM 'Concealment' Still In Full Force, Jury Hears In Closings

    In closing arguments Tuesday in a federal bellwether trial against General Motors over allegedly defective ignition switches, an Arizona driver argued that the trial itself has been part and parcel of a cover-up and "concealment" strategy that GM faithfully follows to this day.

  3. July 17, 2017

    GM Expert Says Switch Spec Failure Doesn't Equal Danger

    General Motors brought an engineering expert to the stand Monday in a bellwether trial over its ignition switches who testified that even if a switch fails specifications, that's not necessarily something that consumers should worry about.

  4. July 11, 2017

    GM Targets Revised Ignition Switch In New Bellwether Round

    General Motors began a new round of federal trials Tuesday over 2000s-era ignition switches that could cut cars' power without warning, telling a Manhattan jury that a modified switch was a different animal from its more infamous predecessor and had no role in an Arizona man's crash.

  5. July 03, 2017

    Judge Narrows Switch Evidence In GM Bellwether Trial

    The New York federal judge overseeing GM ignition switch litigation has said that a driver in an upcoming bellwether can argue that the switch in his car was as unreasonably dangerous as a previous version of the switch, but with some limits on what evidence he can show.