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GM Ignition Switch Plaintiffs Seek Speedier Trial Strategy
Attorneys are asking the federal judge handling hundreds of consolidated cases involving faulty General Motors Co. ignition switches to consider bypassing a plan to first conduct several bellwether trials this year.
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Attorneys are asking the federal judge handling hundreds of consolidated cases involving faulty General Motors Co. ignition switches to consider bypassing a plan to first conduct several bellwether trials this year.
The test cases are intended to set precedents for the size of settlements involving the other claims. But the attorneys say the court could save time by relying on GM’s experience resolving previous product litigation cases.
The first ignition switch test case was dismissed in January after the plaintiff, who was accused of perjury, withdrew his claim. The collapse of that lawsuit prompted some claimants’ lawyers to ask the court to remove the attorney who has been leading the consolidated case process.
GM says the original plan “remains the best process.” The lead attorney tells Bloomberg News that plaintiffs are reviewing all options to help resolve the docket efficiently.
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