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1. Federal judge denies Hyundai, Kia settlement; Affected car owners would have been able to get up to $6,125

Author

Schaffner, Carly

Subjects
Kia Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Hyundai Motor Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile theft -- Cases, Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Cases, Compromise and settlement -- Cases, Judgments -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Carly Schaffner A federal judge has denied Hyundai and Kia's $200 million settlement agreement in a multidistrict class action against the automakers following a car theft frenzy that targeted [...]

Published
2023

2. Hyundai, Kia face mounting lawsuits; Automakers resist recalling older theft-prone vehicles

Author

Schaffner, Carly

Subjects
Hyundai Motor America -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Kia Motors America Inc. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile theft -- Methods -- Statistics -- Forecasts and trends, Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Cases, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls -- Design and construction -- Safety and security measures, Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Carly Schaffner Pressure continues to build on Hyundai Motor America and Kia America to solve a design glitch that makes millions of their older models easy to hotwire and [...]

Published
2022

3. Kia, Hyundai thefts create legal mess; 15 suits filed so far as videos give hot-wire how-to

Author

Schaffner, Carly

Subjects
Hyundai Motor Co. -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile theft -- Statistics, Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Carly Schaffner If anyone doubts the power of social media, consider the windstorm of legal headaches Hyundai and Kia are now facing over the design of their steering columns. [...]

Published
2022

4. Hyundai and Kia to pay $200 million to settle lawsuit over thefts

Author

Mark, Julian

Subjects
Kia Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Hyundai Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product quality -- Cases, Compromise and settlement, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Julian Mark Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay up to about $200 million combined to settle a class-action lawsuit over a manufacturing defect that made it so easy [...]

Published
2023

5. The case of the crummy BMW cupholders

Subjects
BMW Group -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product quality -- Cases, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

A class-action lawsuit accuses BMW of a cupholder cover-up. The $5 million suit says liquid can leak through the bottom of the cupholders and damage electronics located underneath them, according [...]

Published
2022

6. Recall Remedy Once Again Preferable To Class Action

Author

Chen, Jonathan

Subjects
FCA Canada Inc. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Cases, Product quality -- Cases, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, Business, international
Abstract

History has shown that recalls for product defects are often followed by a proposed class action lawsuit. While many products cases in that context have been certified, we have now [...]

Published
2022

7. It's Personal: No Causal Link, No Claim?

Author

Tootell, Tony

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Products liability -- Laws, regulations and rules, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Government regulation, Automobile Industry, Business, international
Abstract

For any company facing a product liability lawsuit, it is critical at the outset to assess whether the forum court actually has the power to render a judgment against the [...]

Published
2021

8. NEED TO KNOW

Subjects
Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Breweries -- Economic aspects -- Evaluation, Restaurant industry -- Product introduction -- Endorsements, Brewing industry -- Economic aspects -- Evaluation, Actors -- Endorsements, Actresses -- Endorsements, Convenience foods -- Product introduction, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, KFC Corp. -- Product introduction -- Endorsements
Abstract

CRAFT BEER growth may be going flat. The nation's top craft brewers, Boston Beer Co. and Sierra Nevada, are both in decline, while the top 12 combined grew 1% in [...]

Published
2016

9. A man died in a burning Tesla because its futuristic doors wouldn't open, lawsuit alleges

Author

Thebault, Reis

Subjects
Tesla Inc. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Electric cars -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, Wrongful death -- Cases, Death, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Tesla Model S (Automobile) -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

Byline: Reis Thebault Omar Awan was driving his dream car when he lost control. The sleek, blue Model S Tesla careened across a road in South Florida and slammed into [...]

Published
2019

10. Germany's Diesel Morass Just Got Deeper and Wider

Author

Ewing, Jack

Subjects
Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls, Automotive diesel engines -- Forecasts and trends, Automotive emissions testing equipment -- Cases, Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

FRANKFURT -- Germany's car industry, already under scrutiny for concealing excess diesel pollution, suffered fresh damage to its reputation on Monday after prosecutors said a top Volkswagen manager was a [...]

Published
2018

11. The cost of cheating

Subjects
Volkswagen AG -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Emissions (Pollution) -- Social aspects -- International aspects, Scandals -- Social aspects -- International aspects, Automobile Industry, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Volkswagen's hopes that it was getting on top of the emissions-test cheating scandals that emerged in September were short-lived. European regulators have accepted its proposals to fix affected cars. The [...]

Published
2016

12. Volkswagen Agrees To $14.7 Billion Settlement In Emissions Cheating Scandal

Author

Glinton, Sonari

Subjects
Volkswagen AG -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Settlements (Law), Automotive emissions -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Environmental issues
Abstract

Author(s): Sonari Glinton. Nearly 500,000 dirty diesel vehicles could be taken off the roads under a settlement approved by a judge in the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. VW has agreed [...]

Published
2016

13. Nissan agrees to $98M Takata settlement

Author

Bomey, Nathan

Subjects
Takata Inc. -- Product defects and recalls, Nissan Motor Company Ltd. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product liability -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Seat belts -- Product defects and recalls, Transportation equipment industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Nathan Bomey, @NathanBomey, USA TODAY Owners of about 4.4 million Nissan vehicles with potentially defective Takata air bags are eligible for financial aid in getting their cars fixed and [...]

Published
2017

14. Carmakers to Pay $553 Million to Drivers of Cars With Flawed Airbags

Author

Boudette, Neal E.

Subjects
Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product recalls -- Remedies, Class action lawsuits, Motor vehicle drivers -- Compensation and benefits, Airbag restraint systems -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Product recall, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The legal battle over the deadly flaws in Takata airbags moved a step closer to resolution on Thursday when four automakers agreed to compensate owners of recalled cars. Under a [...]

Published
2017

15. $1.2B buyback deal ok'd for volkswagen diesels

Subjects
Volkswagen AG -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Copyright infringement -- Cases, Personal trainers -- Cases, Confirmation hearings, Cabinet officials (U.S. federal government) -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Diesel engines -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

A federal judge said Thursday he would approve Volkswagen Group's $1.2 billion buybacks-and-repairs settlement with owners of 6-cylinder diesel engine vehicles that were not included in the company's deal for [...]

Published
2017

16. Panera to hire 10,000 for delivery service

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Panera Bread Co. -- Recruiting, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Baked products industry -- Recruiting, Products liability -- Cases, Company legal issue, Industry hiring, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Panera to hire 10,000 for delivery service Panera Bread will add 10,000 jobs to its delivery service, which it plans to have at 35% to 40% of its locations by [...]

Published
2017

17. Tesla's Autopilot system labled 'demonstrably dangerous' in lawsuit

Author

Woodyard, Chris

Subjects
Tesla Inc. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Chris Woodyard, @ChrisWoodyard, USA TODAY Tesla's Autopilot partial self-driving system is flawed, causing cars to steer erratically when it is engaged, and the electric-car maker hasn't been timely in [...]

Published
2017

18. More time for GM victim filings? Lawyer, safety advocate worry that some potential filers are unaware of fund

Author

Bunkley, Nick

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product quality -- Cases, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Nick Bunkley Jamie Frei was a 20-year-old Marine when his Chevrolet Cobalt hit a tree north of Philadelphia in December 2006. The airbag failed, and he spent 29 days [...]

Published
2014

19. US: GM sued for $10bn over losses on 27m recalled cars

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Bloomberg News -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Class action lawsuits -- Cases, News agencies -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobiles -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Graeme Roberts General Motors reportedly has been hit with its biggest lawsuit so far over serial recalls, brought on behalf of drivers of 27m vehicles wanting over US$10bn in [...]

Published
2014

20. US: GM recall lawsuits target ignition switch supplier Delphi

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Graeme Roberts Delphi Automotive is getting drawn into a mounting wave of litigation for its role in producing the faulty ignition switch that prompted General Motors recalls. According to [...]

Published
2014

21. US: GM owners sue over ignition switch recall

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Bloomberg News -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, News agencies -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobiles -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Graeme Roberts As expected, General Motors has been sued on behalf of vehicle owners over the ignition switch flaw in some small car models it no longer makes. According [...]

Published
2014

22. G.M. to face long, expensive haul in vehicle recall lawsuits

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Transportation equipment industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product recalls -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Product recall, Law
Abstract

Byline: Juliana Kenny General Motors' recall of 1.6 million vehicles -- specifically Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn and Opel models around the world -- because of faulty ignition switches that have led [...]

Published
2014

23. GM To Pay $900 Million To Settle Criminal Case Over Faulty Ignition Switches

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product liability -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Ignition switches -- Product defects and recalls, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=441222406 CORNISH: It's going to cost General Motors $900 million to settle a criminal probe by the U.S. government. The company has admitted [...]

Published
2015

24. GM To Settle Criminal Case Involving Deadly Ignition Switches

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Fines (Penalties) -- Statistics, Settlements (Law) -- Methods, Ignition switches -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=441063198 MONTAGNE: General Motors is looking to end the long saga of its recall of ignition switches. As first reported last night by [...]

Published
2015

25. General Motors Avoids Potential Lawsuits; International and U.S. Stocks for the Day; Netflix Membership at its Highest; IMG buys Bull Riders

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Netflix Inc. -- Membership, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Stock markets -- Forecasts and trends -- International aspects, Personal injuries -- Cases, Information services -- Membership, Company legal issue, Stock market, Market trend/market analysis, Automobile Industry, Information services industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

CONNELL MCSHANE, FOX BUSINESS: More of the I-man is straight ahead. DON IMUS, IMUS IN THE MORNING: This is the IMUS IN THE MORNING program. Time for a business update. [...]

Published
2015

26. the week on the web

Subjects
American Honda Motor Company Inc. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Ford Motor Co. -- Production management, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases -- Production management, Product quality -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business, Ford C-Max (Automobile) -- Production management
Abstract

Most-read story: Pickup truck price gap riles GM dealers American Honda settles oil-burning suit American Honda has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from allegations that it manufactured 1,593,755 [...]

Published
2013

27. opinion

Subjects
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- Cases, Chrysler L.L.C. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Chrysler-NHTSA dispute could shake industry The industry faces a potential dilemma now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has called for Chrysler to recall as many as 2.7 million [...]

Published
2013

28. Retail sales sluggish

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Retail trade -- Industry sales and revenue, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Ignition switches -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Retail sales slowed significantly in November after surging the previous month, raising questions about the strength of the holiday shopping season and consumer spending in the fourth quarter. Sales increased [...]

Published
2016

29. SEC Chair Mary Jo White plans to step down

Subjects
United States. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Officials and employees, Mentor Graphics Corp. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Siemens AG -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Toyota Motor Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Chairpersons -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Electronics industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Software industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Pickup trucks -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Company acquisition/merger, Automobile Industry, Electronics industry, News, opinion and commentary, Toyota Tacoma (Truck) -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White will step down as chair of the nation's Wall Street overseer in January, setting the stage for a potential conservative shift in [...]

Published
2016

30. Judge OKs $15B Volkswagen settlement

Author

Bomey, Nathan

Subjects
Volkswagen AG -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Fraud -- Remedies, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Nathan Bomey, @NathanBomey, USA TODAY A federal judge on Tuesday authorized a nearly $15 billion U.S. settlement over the Volkswagen Group emissions scandal, setting into motion a massive vehicle [...]

Published
2016

31. G.M. Begins to Prevail in Lawsuits on Switches

Author

Vlasic, Bill

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Damages (Law) -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DETROIT -- After two years of heavy legal and financial consequences, General Motors has finally turned the tide and started winning lawsuits related to the gravest safety crisis in its [...]

Published
2016

32. Lieff Cabraser and Bruno Newsom Announce Filing of Fraud, Breach of Warranty, and Unjust Enrichment Vehicle Air Conditioning Product Defect Lawsuit Against General Motors in Federal Court in Tennessee

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Class action lawsuits -- Cases, Fraud -- Cases, Pickup trucks -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, GMC Yukon (Sport-utility vehicle) -- Product defects and recalls, Chevrolet Tahoe (Sport-utility vehicle) -- Product defects and recalls, GMC Sierra (Truck) -- Product defects and recalls, Chevrolet Silverado (Truck) -- Product defects and recalls, Chevrolet/GMC Suburban (Sport-utility vehicle) -- Product defects and recalls, Cadillac Escalade (Sport-utility vehicle) -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

NASHVILLE: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP has issued the following press release: Lieff Cabraser and Bruno Newsom filed a consumer fraud class action lawsuit against General Motors Company in [...]

Published
2018

33. WSJ: Grand Jury Subpoenas Documents in GM Switch Investigation; Report: Air Bag Accident, Lawsuit Led to GM Cruze Recall; WSJ: Brokers

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DON IMUS, HOST, 'IMUS IN THE MORNING': This is the IMUS IN THE MORNING program on the FOX Business Network. Now, here's Lori Rothman. LORI ROTHMAN, FOX BUSINESS ANCHOR: And [...]

Published
2014

34. Supreme Court Hears Case Against Aereo TV; Amgen Reports Lower Than Expected 1Q Profits; GM Seeks Court Protection Against Ignition Lawsuits

Subjects
United States. Supreme Court -- Cases, General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Aereo Inc. -- Cases, Amgen Inc. -- Company sales and earnings, Television broadcasting industry -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Biotechnology industry -- Company sales and earnings, Bankruptcy law -- Cases, Television equipment industry -- Cases, Intellectual property law -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Company earnings/profit, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DON IMUS, HOST, 'IMUS IN THE MORNING': This is the IMUS IN THE MORNING program on the FOX Business Network. Now, here's Lori Rothman. LORI ROTHMAN, FOX BUSINESS ANCHOR: Good [...]

Published
2014

35. A lawsuit was filed against General Motors

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Personal injuries -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls, Wrongful death -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(Begin VT) JEFF GLOR: After the Chevrolet Cobalt was introduced ten years ago, there were problems from the start, including a defective ignition switch that could suddenly turn the engine [...]

Published
2014

36. Satellite Spots Two Pieces of Debris in Indian Ocean May Be Related to Missing Plane; Lawsuit Claims GM Must Pay for Pre-Bankruptcy Actions;

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Malaysia Airlines -- Investigations, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Disaster, 2014 -- Investigations, Personal injuries -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Hijacking of aircraft -- Investigations, Bankruptcy law, Search and rescue operations, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls, Airlines -- Investigations, Wrongful death -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DON IMUS, HOST, 'IMUS IN THE MORNING': This is the IMUS IN THE MORNING program on the FOX Business Network. Now, here's Lori Rothman. LORI ROTHMAN, FOX BUSINESS ANCHOR: Good [...]

Published
2014

37. PBS NewsHour for March 19, 2014

Subjects
Moscow, Russia (City) -- International relations -- Military aspects, Syria -- Military aspects -- International relations, Crimea, Ukraine -- Military aspects -- International relations, Israel -- Military aspects -- International relations, Toyota Motor Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product recalls -- Cases, Automobiles -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Product recall
Abstract

GWEN IFILL: The Department of Justice slapped Toyota with a hefty $1.2 billion penalty, settling a lengthy criminal probe into recalls of millions of faulty cars. Good evening. I`m Gwen [...]

Published
2014

38. Business Briefing; Bid to Replace Plaintiffs' Lawyer in G.M. Recall Case Is Rejected

Author

Meier, Barry

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Lawyers -- Practice -- Cases, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Judicial disqualification -- Cases, Ignition switches -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The federal judge overseeing hundreds of claims against General Motors related to a defective ignition switch has rejected an effort to replace Robert C. Hilliard, one of the lead plaintiffs' [...]

Published
2016

39. 'Bellwether' G.M. Trial Opens Over Defect Claim

Author

Ivory, Danielle

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product quality -- Cases, Compensation (Law) -- Cases, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

While acknowledging its role in failing to report a deadly defect for more than a decade, General Motors on Tuesday forcefully questioned the story of a man who was injured [...]

Published
2016

40. Many Messages in the G.M. Settlement

Author

Henning, Peter J.

Subjects
United States. Department of Justice -- Powers and duties, General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Disclosure of information -- Remedies, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Fraud -- Remedies, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

One of the biggest product defects in recent American manufacturing history, linked to at least 124 deaths and numerous injuries, was traceable to a mundane automobile part, the ignition switch. [...]

Published
2015

41. Honda wins appeal in defective seat belt case

Subjects
Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, Honda Civic (Automobile) -- Product defects and recalls -- Cases, Software -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Product quality -- Cases, Automobile industry, Business, Company legal issue, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Automobile Industry, Product defects and recalls, Cases
Abstract

Byline: Eric Freedman The Texas Court of Appeals has overturned a $32 million award in a suit alleging that the seat belt on a 1991 Honda Civic was defectively designed. [...]

Published
2003

42. U.S. Closes The Book On Toyota's Acceleration Cases

Subjects
United States. Department of Transportation -- Powers and duties -- Cases, Toyota Motor Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Products liability -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145432880And now we can tell you what could be the final chapter in a long saga for the Japanese automaker Toyota. Yet another [...]

Published
2012

43. Honda Goes To Court, Nigeria Ends Gas Subsidies [DP]

Subjects
American Honda Motor Company Inc. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Subsidies -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, Honda Civic (Automobile) -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144607149 NPR's business news starts with a hybrid headache for Honda. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) OK. Today a Los Angeles woman is taking Honda [...]

Published
2012

44. COURT UPHOLDS DEFECT SUITS BY UNINSURED

Author

RECHTIN, MARK

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Mustang (Automobile) -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Exemplary damages -- Cases, Automobiles -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Uninsured motorist insurance -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry, Business, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Product defects and recalls, Cases
Abstract

Uninsured motorists in California can sue automakers for punitive damages arising from alleged product defects, that state's Supreme Court has ruled. Under California's Proposition 213 mandate, uninsured motorists and drunken [...]

Published
1999

45. IN PRODUCT LIABILITY CASES, POLITICS MATTERS

Author

Reporter, HARRY STOFFER Staff

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Chevrolet Malibu (Automobile) -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobiles -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry, Business, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, Product defects and recalls, Cases
Abstract

WASHINGTON - A California jury's $4.9 billion judgment against General Motors to compensate survivors of a Chevrolet Malibu's fiery crash proves in the starkest terms yet: Politics matters. A bill [...]

Published
1999

46. California Prosecutor Sues G.M. Over Sprawling Recall

Author

Kessler, Aaron M.

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, False advertising -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

A California prosecutor on Monday charged General Motors with unfair business practices and deceptive marketing for concealing ignition-related defects and others in order to boost its bottom line. The lawsuit, [...]

Published
2014

47. GM RECALL: Cobb parents again sue GM: They allege automaker hid evidence, lied, and want settlement thrown out

Author

Rankin, Bill

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Negligence -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Bill Rankin A Cobb County couple whose lawsuit over their daughter's fatal crash exposed problems with faulty ignition switches wants to throw out their settlement with General Motors on [...]

Published
2014

48. Investor sues GM over delayed recall; News Bulletin

Subjects
Transportation equipment industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Stockholders' derivative actions -- Cases, Automobiles -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

A General Motors investor is suing the car maker and its chief executive, Mary Barra, over the delayed recall of 1.6m vehicles. Richard Hockstein said GM taking so long to […]

Published
2014

49. Family Sues Toyota Over High-Speed Crash

Subjects
Toyota Motor Corp. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Negligence -- Cases, Products liability -- Cases, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124265254 STEVE INSKEEP, host: NPR's business news starts with a lawsuit against Toyota. (Soundbite of music) INSKEEP: Back in August, a Lexus, a [...]

Published
2010

50. First NYC trial underway in GM ignition switch recall case

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automobile industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Automotive industry -- Cases -- Product defects and recalls, Company legal issue, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

NEW YORK â Opening statements are ready to begin in the first trial to result from hundreds of federal lawsuits brought against General Motors after faulty ignition switches led to [...]

Published
2016

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