Perhaps even more devastating than suffering any injury to one’s own person is losing a loved one following a catastrophic incident, such as a car accident or medical negligence. When a serious and fatal incident occurs, surviving family members are often at a loss of what to do next. While thinking about filing a legal …
GM Restructuring After Faulty Ignition Switch Recalls
Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Product Liability, Wrongful Death
Since February, General Motors (GM) has recalled nearly 3 million vehicles for faulty ignition switches — a problem that has reportedly led to at least 13 deaths. With news reports indicating that GM knew about the problem even before these deaths and failed to act, the car company is now facing pressure to right its …
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Documents Show GM Knew About Deadly Ignition Switch Defect
Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Wrongful Death
General Motors engineers knew that the ignition switch in certain models of GM’s small cars had problems as early as 2001 but repeatedly decided not to do anything about it, according to recently released confidential documents. The recall by GM has been expanded to replace defective ignition switches in 2.6 million cars. The defective ignition …
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