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Chapman et al v. General Motors LLC

  1. May 08, 2025

    Class Attys Awarded $15M In $50M GM Faulty Fuel Pump Deal

    A Michigan federal judge has given the final stamp of approval to a $50 million settlement resolving a class action that accused General Motors of selling diesel-powered trucks with defective fuel pumps, and awarded the consumers' lawyers $15 million in fees.

  2. July 24, 2024

    GM Drops 6th Circ. Faulty Fuel Pump Appeal

    The Sixth Circuit won't hear an appeal by General Motors, which initially sought to decertify seven state classes of diesel truck drivers who claimed GM sold them faulty fuel pumps, after the automaker voluntarily pulled back its bid as the parties inch closer to a $50 million deal.

  3. July 11, 2024

    GM's $50M Faulty Fuel Pump Deal Gets Early OK

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday indicated he would give the initial approval to a $50 million settlement to end class claims that General Motors LLC sold trucks with faulty fuel pumps, clearing the way for GM to drop a Sixth Circuit appeal. 

  4. July 02, 2024

    6th Circ. Takes Up Fuel Pump Appeal GM Pledged To Drop

    The Sixth Circuit has agreed to hear General Motors' bid to undo certification of seven state classes of drivers who say GM sold diesel-powered trucks with faulty fuel pumps, although the automaker recently agreed to a $50 million settlement that includes a promise to abandon the appeal.

  5. February 15, 2024

    GM Fuel Pump Class Can't Take Second Go At Multistate Cert

    A Michigan federal judge has ruled that drivers alleging General Motors sold them vehicles with faulty fuel pumps cannot toll some of their claims or try for a second round of certifying a multistate class, concluding that the "unusual" request was not supported by case law.

  6. November 20, 2023

    GM 'Stalls Out,' Can't Pause Fuel Pump Suit

    A Michigan federal judge says General Motors can't stay a class action over allegedly defective fuel pumps while it waits to see if the Sixth Circuit will take up its certification appeal, ruling any delay could prejudice the class and strain the court's docket.

  7. June 07, 2023

    General Motors Can't Overturn Class Cert. In Fuel Pump Suit

    A Michigan federal judge refused Tuesday to reconsider his certification of drivers who sued General Motors over allegedly defective fuel pumps, rejecting the company's argument he deprived it of its right to assert arbitration as an affirmative defense, as GM chose to "sleep on that right for years."

  8. April 17, 2023

    GM Wants Class Cert. In Fuel Pump Suit Reversed

    GM wants a Michigan federal court to overturn class certification of drivers in seven states who allege that General Motors knowingly sold vehicles with fuel pumps that were prone to failure, arguing that the court incorrectly found that GM waived arbitration rights regarding thousands of class members who were not parties to the case.

  9. April 03, 2023

    Drivers Win Class Cert. In GM Fuel Pump Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday granted class certification to drivers in seven states who allege that General Motors knowingly sold vehicles with fuel pumps that were prone to failure, the same day that he denied GM's bid to exclude the drivers' expert testimony.

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