“There are a lot of cases out there that either are going to have to be settled by G. M.
or litigated, now that the Supreme Court is not getting involved,” said Robert C. Hilliard, a lawyer who is handling 243 claims against G. M.
Among them are cases involving 27 deaths, Mr. Hilliard said.
Supreme Court Rebuffs G. M.’s Bid to Limit Ignition-Switch Lawsuits -
By NEAL E. BOUDETTEAPRIL 24, 2017
Over the last few years General Motors has paid out more than $2 billion in fines, penalties and settlements related to faulty ignition switches
that plagued many of its vehicles for close to a decade, a flaw that led to vast recalls and at least 124 deaths.
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declined to review a lower-court ruling
that the company was liable for claims for deaths or injuries arising before it filed for bankruptcy in 2009.
The compensation fund that G. M.
set up made payments to more than 100 such claimants, but a bankruptcy filing typically wipes out past liability, and G. M.
had argued that point in court.
