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How Lawyers, Not Plaintiffs, Wind Up the Winners in Mass Tort Lawsuits

Brooke Melton died on her 29th birthday. Her Chevy randomly shut off in the middle of the highway a little before 8 p.m., and she crashed into a creek in Atlanta. A couple hours later, her parents were notified by …

Government Ends Criminal Case Over GM Handling of Ignition Switch Defect

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case brought against General Motors Co. in 2015 over the largest U.S. automaker’s handling of an ignition-switch defect linked to 124 deaths. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan approved a …

GM Court Win Could Narrow Ignition Switch Liability Litigation

General Motors Co. on Dec. 28 won a court ruling that could reduce the private litigation it faces over flawed vehicle ignition switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths and triggered a big recall. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman …

GM Is Winning Ignition-Switch Defect Trials

General Motors Co.’s victory in a Houston courtroom Thursday makes the carmaker three for three in trials related to an ignition-switch defect, but its legal entanglements may stretch on for years. At least a dozen lawsuits are set for trial …

GM Avoids Showdown in First Ignition Trial But Faces Many More Ahead

General Motors Co. just watched the first big court case over an admitted deadly defect in its cars melt down as an Oklahoma postman who claimed GM ruined his life dropped his suit, accused of lying. The case was the …