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First Trial on GM Safety Recalls Set for 2016
A federal trial to review about 130 lawsuits stemming from this year's General Motors Co. recalls won't get under way until Jan. 11, 2016.
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A federal trial to review about 130 lawsuits stemming from this year's General Motors Co. recalls won't get under way until Jan. 11, 2016.
The complaints include injuries, wrongful death and lost resale value. Some lawsuits relate to GM's recall of 2.6 million cars with defective ignition switches. But others were prompted by the company's subsequent recall of 20 million more vehicles in the U.S. for a wide variety of safety problems.
The cases were consolidated this summer in the U.S. Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs' lawyers had pressed Judge Jesse Furman to begin the trial sooner. But one tells Reuters the 2016 start date is "consistent with the reasonable but aggressive approach" Furman says he wants to pursue.
The trial will be the first to test the strength of plaintiffs' arguments. Reuters notes that the outcome will influence other cases involving GM recalls.
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