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Arizona secures up to $6.28 million in consumer restitution from General Motors
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced March 7 that General Motors LLC will pay up to $6.28 in restitution to Arizona consumers after a settlement involving ignition switches in its vehicles. -
GM files motion to dismiss second amended complaint in class action over engines
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – General Motors has filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice the second amended complaint brought against it in a class action suit. -
California to receive $7 million of nationwide settlement with General Motors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Oct. 19 that General Motors Company (GM) will pay $120 million after allegations it hid safety issues for defective ignition switches in its vehicles. The settlement involves 49 states and the District of Columbia and California will receive $7 million. -
General Motors files motion to dismiss class action suit over allegedly defective engines
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A hearing was held on July 6 before Judge Edward M. Chen to review a motion to dismiss filed by General Motors in a class action lawsuit led by Monteville Sloan Jr. against the vehicle manufacturer. -
Class action claims GM sold Cadillacs with defective headlights
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against General Motors, alleging breach of warranty, liability and negligence. -
Business lawyers: Expect spillover from actions against asbestos trusts, plaintiffs lawyers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Business defense lawyers say that the fallout from recent government and private actions against asbestos bankruptcy trusts and plaintiffs lawyers specializing in asbestos exposure cases could extend well beyond the actions themselves. -
GM sues asbestos trusts over payments to former employee’s widow
According to its four complaints, General Motors LLC has been making weekly payments of death benefits. The company contends it should have been informed that its former employee’s widow also has been receiving payments from the trusts. -
Court affirms pro-plaintiff NYCAL ruling
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York's highest court has found that the former manufacturer of a product that was intended to be used with asbestos from a third-party product had a duty to warn consumers. -
Federal judge rejects push for new lead counsel in GM ignition switch litigation
Judge Jesse Furman said the motions, filed days after one of the lawsuits was dismissed amid fraud claims, equated to “Monday morning quarterbacking.” -
General Motors sued over alleged misrepresentation of towing capacity
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California man is suing a vehicle manufacturer over claims it misrepresented the towing capacity of certain trucks.