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GM Found Not Guilty In Lawsuit Surrounding Updated Ignition Switch Fix

General Motors has largely put its ignition switch recall crisis behind it—to the tune of over $2.5 billion in criminal, civil and other penalties—but various legal trials still linger. In the first of a couple hundred cases, GM was cleared of any wrongdoing with regards to its updated ignition switch fix.

Reuters reports an Arizona man alleged he was involved in a crash after his updated ignition switch moved the key out of place, and in turn, cut power and the ability to steer and brake. The case is significant because, as mentioned, the ignition switch was replaced with the approved fix found in 2.6 million other recalled cars.

“In this case, the jury carefully considered the evidence and found that the ignition switch in this car was not defective and played no role in the accident,” GM said in a statement after the verdict.

GM had previously admitted fault and declared the original ignition switch was indeed defective, but the updated ignition switch has received all seals of approval. Despite that, 230 cases await a hearing with courts. Six were selected for test trials.

Defense lawyers argued the crash was caused by the driver’s own actions after not paying attention to traffic conditions and the road ahead.

The previous ignition switch has been linked to 124 deaths in GM vehicles.

Former GM Authority staff writer.

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  1. Not one person deserves one red cent of GM’S money! They shouldn’t get one dime! 2 billion dollars being paid to fix a problem! This was a money grab from the beginning and people should be ashamed of themselves for not taking responsibility for what they did behind the wheel of their car!

    And to the people who support the people who got money your no better!

    Simply pathetic!

    GM needs to move on and rid themselves of this issue so GM can continue to build great cars and trucks for the people who love them like me!

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  2. This is what’s wrong with our legal system! We are to afraid to put blame on victims! So we dig for a reason any reason we can find that might explain why a person screwed up!

    It can’t be the drivers fault it has to be the cars fault! That’s rubbish! That’s Ridiculous! That’s pathetic!

    The world needs to stop defending these so called victims and place blame right where it’s supposed to be! Squarely on the shoulders of the person driving the car!

    But nobody goes after the victims because there’s no money in that, can’t sell as many news papers if it was the drivers fault. Going after GM not only sells papers but allows lawyers to get in line to receive huge amounts of money.

    Long Live GM!

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