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Texas Jury Finds GM Ignition Switch Not to Blame in Fatal Crash

A Texas jury on Thursday found that a General Motors Co. ignition switch was not to blame for a 2011 accident that killed one driver and injured another, handing the carmaker its third courtroom win this year in a series …

Settlement Cancels Third GM Trial Over Father of Five’s Death

After two straight victories in test trials over a deadly ignition switch defect in millions of vehicles,  General Motors Co. settled a case that was set set to go before a jury next month, avoiding potentially emotional testimony about the death …

How Fraud Brought Down the First Bellwether Case Against GM

When Robert Kleven switched on the news for his drive to work two weeks ago, he had no idea he was about to sink a high-profile lawsuit against General Motors Co. and embarrass one of the best-known plaintiffs’ lawyers in …

First GM Bellwether Case Dropped for Fraud, Hundreds More to Go

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 …