General Motors LLC et al v. FCA US LLC et al

  1. August 17, 2020

    GM's Fiat Chrysler Bribes Suit Felled By Stiff RICO Standard

    A Michigan federal judge's dismissal of General Motors' lawsuit against rival Fiat Chrysler underscores how difficult it is to prove a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act case between competitors and that scoring a shot at repleading claims isn't always guaranteed, experts say.

  2. August 14, 2020

    GM Can't Revive Claims Fiat Chrysler Corrupted Bargaining

    A Michigan federal judge said Friday General Motors can't take a second stab at its racketeering suit with "speculative" accusations that Fiat Chrysler stashed millions in foreign bank accounts to funnel bribes to senior autoworkers union officials and planted moles within GM to corrupt collective bargaining.

  3. August 10, 2020

    Fiat Chrysler Rips GM For Smear Campaign, Paid Moles Claim

    Fiat Chrysler on Monday slammed General Motors for running a smear campaign with "preposterous" claims that FCA stashed millions in foreign bank accounts to funnel bribes to senior auto workers union officials and planted moles within GM to corrupt the collective bargaining process.

  4. August 03, 2020

    GM Says Fiat Chrysler Paid Moles To Infiltrate Its Top Ranks

    General Motors accused Fiat Chrysler on Monday of stashing millions in foreign bank accounts to funnel bribes to senior auto workers union officials and planting moles within GM to corrupt the collective bargaining process, saying new evidence justifies reviving its racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler.

  5. July 08, 2020

    Fiat Chrysler Escapes GM's RICO Suit Over UAW Bribes

    General Motors can't prove it was directly harmed by an alleged racketeering scheme in which Fiat Chrysler bribed senior auto workers union officials to corrupt the collective bargaining process and disadvantage rival carmakers, a Michigan federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  6. July 06, 2020

    6th Circ. Says Ordering GM, Fiat CEOs To Meet Goes Too Far

    The Sixth Circuit on Monday said a Michigan federal judge can't require General Motors' CEO to negotiate an end to the automaker's claims that Fiat Chrysler bribed union officials in a scheme that disadvantaged rival carmakers, although the court also rejected GM's request to reassign the case to another judge.

  7. June 30, 2020

    6th Circ. To Hear GM's Bid To Oust Judge In RICO Bribes Fight

    The Sixth Circuit has agreed to consider General Motors' request to remove a Michigan judge who abruptly ordered its CEO to negotiate an end to GM's allegations that Fiat Chrysler bribed senior auto workers union officials to corrupt the collective bargaining process and disadvantage rival carmakers.

  8. June 26, 2020

    GM Attacks Judge In Fiat Suit Over 'Unprecedented' Order

    General Motors on Friday attacked a Michigan federal judge's "unprecedented" decision to order the chief executives of GM and Fiat Chrysler to meet and negotiate an end to GM's lawsuit alleging that its rival bribed senior auto workers union officials, asking the Sixth Circuit to undo the order and take the judge off the case.

  9. June 23, 2020

    GM, Fiat Chrysler CEOs Ordered To Resolve RICO Bribes Suit

    The chief executives of General Motors and Fiat Chrysler must meet and negotiate an end to GM's allegations that Fiat Chrysler bribed senior auto workers union officials to corrupt the collective bargaining process and disadvantage rival carmakers, a Michigan federal judge said Tuesday.

  10. March 09, 2020

    GM Slams Fiat's Bid To Dodge UAW Bribery-Related RICO Suit

    General Motors told a Michigan federal judge Monday it fully fleshed out its Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit accusing Fiat Chrysler of bribing senior auto workers union officials to corrupt the collective bargaining process and disadvantage rival carmakers like GM.