If you paid attention to General Motors CEO Mary Barra's apologies, you would think GM feels remorseful and responsible for manufacturing cars containing
ignition switch defects that are associated with 13 deaths.
Steven J. Boyajian was quoted in Law360 on July 15, 2016, in an article that discusses the Second Circuit's decision to strike down, in part, a prior bankruptcy court decision that protected General Motors from liability related to
ignition switch defects.
Phil LeBeau tells us the details of the deal that General Motors made with the Department of Justice over its handling of those deadly
ignition switch defects.
Feinberg, who most recently advised on compensation issues related to the Boston Marathon bombing, was hired by GM as a consultant to advise the automaker how to respond to families of accident victims whose vehicles are being recalled for possible
ignition switch defects.
Finally, there is a category for victims who sustained more minor injuries in crashes related to cars with the GM
ignition switch defect.
GM then announced in February 2014 that it would recall certain vehicles for
the ignition switch defect, but had failed to notify NHTSA of this defect when the vehicles were previously investigated.
Barra claims to have first become aware of
the ignition switch defect in December, before she rose to CEO in January.
Testosterone lawsuits; trucking accidents and driver fatigue; Stryker hips; GM's deadly
ignition switch defect; Actos $ 9 billion verdict
In addition to all of the troubles that General Motors has regarding
the ignition switch defect, GM has recalled the 2013 Cadillac SRX due to the acceleration issue.
Not exact matches
DETROIT — General Motors» agreement to pay a $ 35 million federal fine for concealing
defects in small - car
ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga.
WARREN, Michigan — General Motors has fired fifteen employees, many of them senior executives, as it tries in earnest to change its culture to prevent safety
defects like the recently recalled
ignition switches from going unaddressed.
Other problems with GM processes meant that this
defect continued, such as an instance of changing the
ignition switch part without changing the part number.
Only recently, General Motors was caught covering up a serious
defect in its
ignition switches that cost dozens of lives.
1989 f150
ignition info please ford f150 forum forums → Ignition actuator switch problem ford f150 forum → 2012 ford f150 steering problems &
ignition info please ford f150 forum forums →
Ignition actuator switch problem ford f150 forum → 2012 ford f150 steering problems &
Ignition actuator
switch problem ford f150 forum → 2012 ford f150 steering problems &
defects.
Conequence: THE RESULT OF THE
DEFECT COULD LEAD TO A CONDITION WHERE THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE
IGNITION SWITCH (WIN MODULE) PRIOR TO PLACING THE SHIFTER IN PARK.
GM
ignition switch; nursing home abuse; tire
defects exposed; defective Trinity guardrails; truck accident settlement; tree saddle case; identifying highway shoulder
defects; seatbelt trial; dangers of overhead power lines.
Firm settles GM
ignition switch cases; litigating Section 8 housing cases; tire failures and
defects; mass torts updates related to 3M Bair Hugger warming blankets, defective hips; hazardous roadway signage; settlements in truck accident cases.
This edition contains stories on: the firm's settlement of its GM
ignition switch cases; litigating Section 8 housing cases; tire failures and
defects; mass torts updates related to 3M Bair Hugger warming blankets, defective hips; hazardous roadway signage; settlements in truck accident cases; and more.