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• GM Ignition Switch Recall Lawsuits

  October 1, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  In 2014, General Motors recalled millions of cars due to ignition switch problems, which may have prevented airbags from deploying...

• Auto Safety Oversight Lacking At NHTSA, According to Audit

  February 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  An audit of the NHTSA found that it has been slow and inconsistent in implementing recommendations to improve how it handles auto safety defects.

• Second GM Recall Lawsuit Headed to Trial March 14, After First Bellwether Dismissed Amid Fraud

  January 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has scheduled a second GM bellwether trial for March 14, after the first case was thrown out amid allegations of fraud.

• GM Bellwether Trial Begins Over Claims Airbag Did Not Deploy Due to Ignition Switch

  January 11, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Jury selection begins today in the first GM ignition switch bellwether trial, which is being watched as a test case for about 1,600 other similar claims.

• GM Ignition Switch Trials Set to Start, With Evidence of Similar Incidents Allowed

  January 4, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge is allowing evidence of similar cases where GM ignition switches appear to have interfered with airbag deployment in the first GM ignition switch lawsuit trial, which begins next week.

• GM Settlement Fund Offers $1M Each in 124 Ingition Switch Death Claims

  August 4, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  GM's independent ignition switch settlement fund has issued a final tally of those it intends to compensate a year after the fund first launched.

• GM Shielded From Pre-Bankruptcy Ignition Switch Lawsuits, Admits to 90 Deaths

  April 29, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  GM is being shielded from ignition switch lawsuits predating the company's 2009 bankruptcy, while it has agreed to pay out settlements in at least 90 wrongful death claims.

• GM Bellwether Trials To Involve Vehicles From Initial Ignition Switch Recall Only

  February 20, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Rules for selecting the first GM ignition switch recall claims to go before a jury were released this month.

• Power Steering Problems Leads to New GM Recall

  February 16, 2015

  Russell Maas

  GM has expanded a power steering recall issued last year to include an additional 81,000 vehicles following an auto accident report.

• GM Ignition Switch Recall Lawsuit Conference To Discuss Moving Cases Forward

  January 19, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A status conference is slated for January 20 to address a number of issues linked to GM ignition switch recall litigation.