Brown v. General Motors, LLC et al

  1. June 02, 2025

    GM Says $2M Fee Ask In Security Bias Case Is 'Outlandish'

    The General Motors-owned Detroit Renaissance Center and a security company said attorneys for visitors to the building's hotel are asking for "outlandish" attorney fees, urging a Michigan federal judge to reject the $2 million request because it was submitted without documentation.

  2. May 19, 2025

    Attys Seek $2M For Fees, Costs In GM Security Bias Deal

    Attorneys for Black visitors to Detroit's General Motors-owned Renaissance Center who allege security there unlawfully detained and assaulted them asked a Michigan federal judge to approve almost $2 million in fees and litigation costs days after the court cautioned both sides for slow-rolling the deal's execution.

  3. May 14, 2025

    Judge's 'Tested' Patience May Mean Sanctions In GM Deal

    A Michigan federal judge has warned parties not to test his patience after receiving what he called a "dismaying" progress report on a pending settlement of racial bias allegations against the security force at Detroit's General Motors-owned Renaissance Center.

  4. August 07, 2024

    GM, Allied Unit Dodge Sanctions In Security Guard Bias Suit

    A Michigan federal judge declined to sanction General Motors and a private security company Wednesday over a discovery issue, ruling that Black visitors to a GM-owned group of skyscrapers filed "nearly incomprehensible" requests in their suit claiming they were harassed and unlawfully detained. 

  5. April 09, 2024

    GM Rips 'Word Salad' Discovery Request, Fights Sanction Bid

    General Motors and its Detroit Renaissance Center told a Michigan federal judge Monday that guests of the center's Marriott hotel are unfairly demanding sanctions over allegedly unreasonable discovery requests, saying the businesses are making every effort to respond in a timely fashion to the "burdensome" interrogatories.

  6. March 26, 2024

    Marriott Guests Call For Sanctions In Discrimination Suit

    Marriott Detroit guests claim they are being "improperly" denied discovery in their discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the hotel chain and urged a federal court on Sunday to issue sanctions as a result.