Judge says bankruptcy shields GM from some ignition suits
A US bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday that General Motors` 2009 bankruptcy shields it from a large number of lawsuits over ignition-switch defects.
Apr 16, 2015, 05:05 AM IST
Death toll from GM ignition switches now at 23
At least 23 people have died and 16 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
Sep 30, 2014, 09:59 AM IST
GM ignition-switch fund receives claims for more than 100 deaths
A program to compensate victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has received claims for 107 deaths as of Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the lawyer overseeing the program.
Aug 27, 2014, 09:20 AM IST
GM offers at least $1 mn for each ignition switch death
General Motors said Monday it will pay at least USD 1 million in compensation to the families of each person killed in accidents apparently caused by defective ignition switches in its cars.
Jun 30, 2014, 22:00 PM IST
