February 08, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a proposed class action accusing General Motors LLC of manufacturing a vehicle engine that consumes excessive oil, potentially causing unexpected engine shutdowns or fires.
January 10, 2018
General Motors urged a California federal judge Wednesday to permanently end a putative consumer class action brought by drivers in 29 states who say their cars' engines consume excessive oil, arguing the customers hadn't shown GM had any disclosure duty because they hadn't shown the alleged defect was dangerous.
August 02, 2017
A proposed class of General Motors customers have not demonstrated their vehicles were actually damaged by an alleged defect that causes "abnormally and improperly high" oil consumption, nor have they shown the automaker knew about the possible problem, a California federal judge said Tuesday as he dismissed the case.
July 05, 2017
General Motors urged a California federal judge Wednesday to toss a proposed class action contending the automaker knowingly sold defective vehicles with engines that consume an abnormally high quantity of oil, arguing that there's no allegation anyone has been harmed by the purported defect.