Coming in several months after GM had its racketeering lawsuit against Stellantis dismissed by a U.S. court of appeals, the Detroit-based automaker is now turning towards the U.S. Supreme Court for further review. This comes as GM has had multiple dismissals filed against its litigation.
According to a report by Detroit Free Press, GM originally filed the racketeering lawsuit against Stellantis – formerly known as FCA – back in late 2019 on charges that the automaker was paying off the UAW for preferential treatment in labor negotiations. Since then, GM’s case has been dismissed, appealed, and dismissed again.
“We are seeking Supreme Court review of the Sixth Circuit’s decision that would allow FCA to escape liability under the federal racketeering statute for the harm it inflicted on GM through its admitted corruption,” according to a statement from GM spokeswoman Maria Raynal.
In a statement to the U.S. Supreme Court, a GM filing said “As the sordid details of the scheme unfolded, it became increasingly clear that FCA’s corruption had not only benefitted FCA but directly harmed GM, both by ensuring that GM would consistently be denied concessions the UAW gave to FCA, and by corrupting the pattern-bargaining process to force GM to shoulder more than $1 billion in labor costs above what it would have expended absent FCA’s racketeering.”
In response, Stellantis continues to deny any wrongdoing. “As we have said from the date this lawsuit was filed, it is meritless and we will continue to defend ourselves vigorously and pursue all available remedies in response to this groundless lawsuit,” according to a statement from Stellantis spokeswoman Shawn Morgan.
At this time, it’s currently unknown how quickly new decisions will be made regarding the lawsuit.
It’s worth noting that former GM Motors board member Joe Ashton was a centerpiece in FCA-UAW controversy. Ashton pleaded guilty to charges that he was paid off by FCA to provide information and intel on GM’s operations. Stellantis maintains FCA’s position, likening the accusations to that of the plot of a “third-rate spy movie.”
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gm is looking more and more foolish pushing this frivolous suit. It’s over, you lost- get over it. If gm really wants to hurt Stellantis, why not come up with some competitive vehicles like a Wrangler and Grand Cherokee competitor?
Not only competitive, but – like Stellantis – ship complete vehicles in weeks, not Monroney credits in months?
And close all your US plants so you can build everything overseas
It seems obvious that GM wants this crime not to happen again. Do you really think a major company would push the issue without knowing the truth? Of course not. At some point you need to try and make sure there is z level playing field.
It’s ironic that the company has been sued more than any car company in the history of the world. For selling complete garbage, wants to open up a lawsuit on someone else. GM strategy wait and see what Ford does and we will copy it and put a bow tie on front and change the lines a little bit. They’re still active lawsuits on that junk vortec they made for years. The damn thing wouldn’t hold the oil and the only thing it was good for was to pull out of a junkyard and put in a hot rod car. I think the country would have been better if GM wasn’t bailed out of their hole the next hole they fall in probably due to blown engines on these Corvettes and 6.2 Sierras, will hopefully do them in for good they sell garbage. Motors junk transmission junk suspensions junk the screen goes out. They have to redesign it every two years to keep it relevant