General Motors Federal District Court Decisions

Abney et al v. General Motors, LLC

Filed: December 28, 2017 as 1:2014cv05810
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: General Motors, LLC
Plaintiff: Princess Russell, John Price, Anthony Cowart, Martha Jackson, Olga Bell, Marian Caldwell, Harold Jones, Antwon Burchett, Richard Carver, Lawrence Barthelemy, Crystal McClenton, David White, Tiara White, Jekerrius Williams, Katherine Schomberg, Erica Cortez, Rodger Davis, Jacob Luna, Daniel Spain, Clyde Banks, Anita Holderman, Rachel Allen, Ashley Page, Rodney Brooks, Bettie Jones, Tomeka Simmons, Neil Summers, Carol Baker, Debbie Hyde, Rodney King, Rene Botello, Casandra Miller and others
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

OPINION AND ORDER [Regarding the Parties' Daubert Motions and New GM's Motions for Summary Judgment in the Bellwether Phase Two, Category B Cases] re: (462 in 1:14-cv-05810-JMF, 3772 in 1:14-md-02543-JMF, 137 in 1:15-cv-01626-JMF) MOTION Exclude New GM's Experts, filed by Ruby L Greenroad, Vivian Garza, Clarissa Rios, (3711 in 1:14-md-02543-JMF, 131 in 1:15-cv-01626-JMF) LETTER MOTION for Oral Argument, filed by General Motors LLC, (128 in…

Lee v. Forest River, Inc. et al

Filed: December 28, 2017 as 2:2017cv02103
Court: Louisiana Eastern District Court
Defendant: Forest River, Inc., General Motors, LLC, Dixie Motors, L.L.C., Bank of America, National Association
Plaintiff: David E. Lee
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

ORDER AND REASONS granting 17 Motion to Dismiss; Plaintiff's claims for redhibition, lender liability, and violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiff's claim for negligent repair is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 12/28/2017. (blg)

Luck v. Segura et al

Filed: December 22, 2017 as 2:2017cv00189
Court: Texas Northern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC, Gilbert Segura
Plaintiff: Calvin Dean Luck
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING REMAND re: 5 Motion to Remand filed by Calvin Dean Luck. Case is remanded to the 31st District Court in and for Wheeler County, Texas. (Ordered by Senior Judge Mary Lou Robinson on 12/22/2017) (djs)

Tate v. General Motors LLC

Filed: December 20, 2017 as 4:2016cv02369
Court: Ohio Northern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC
Plaintiff: Rita Tate
Nature of Suit: Employment

Memorandum of Opinion and Order For the reasons set forth herein, Defendant General Motors LLC's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 28 ) is denied. Judge Benita Y. Pearson on 12/20/2017. (JLG)

Monteville Sloan, Jr. v. General Motors LLC

Filed: December 20, 2017 as 3:2016cv07244
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC
Intervenor: Manuel Fernandez
Plaintiff: Monteville Sloan, Jr., Raul Siqueiros, Joseph Brannan, Donald Ludington, Thomas Shorter, Gabriel Del Valle, Gail Lannom, Bradley K. Zierke, Ross Dahl, Drew Peterson, Barbara Molina, Steven Ehrke, Bill Mauch, Thomas Gulling, Ronald Jones, John Graziano, Rudy Sanchez, Mike Warpinski, Marc Perkins, Joseph Olivier, Christopher Thacker, Derick Bradford, Larry Goodwin, James Robertson, Joshua Byrge, Randy Clausen, Steve Kitchen, Ted Edgecomb, Kevin Hanneken, Michael Ware, Scott Smith, Jonas Bednarek and others
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER Re: SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ON PERSONAL JURISDICTION DUE BY DECEMBER 27, 2017, NOT TO EXCEED 10 PAGES. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on December 20, 2017. (emclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/20/2017)

Monteville Sloan, Jr. v. General Motors LLC

Filed: December 20, 2017 as 3:2016cv07244
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC
Intervenor: Manuel Fernandez
Plaintiff: Monteville Sloan, Jr., Raul Siqueiros, Joseph Brannan, Donald Ludington, Thomas Shorter, Gabriel Del Valle, Gail Lannom, Bradley K. Zierke, Ross Dahl, Drew Peterson, Barbara Molina, Steven Ehrke, Bill Mauch, Thomas Gulling, Ronald Jones, John Graziano, Rudy Sanchez, Mike Warpinski, Marc Perkins, Joseph Olivier, Christopher Thacker, Derick Bradford, Larry Goodwin, James Robertson, Joshua Byrge, Randy Clausen, Steve Kitchen, Ted Edgecomb, Kevin Hanneken, Michael Ware, Scott Smith, Jonas Bednarek and others
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

AMENDED ORDER RE: SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING. BRIEFS DUE BY THURS DEC 28, 2017. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on December 20, 2017. (emclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/20/2017)

Gillispie v. Miami Township et al

Filed: December 8, 2017 as 3:2013cv00416
Court: Ohio Southern District Court
Defendant: Miami Township, Matthew Scott Moore, Tim Wilson, Thomas Angel, Marvin Scothorn, John DiPitreo, Unidentified Members of the Miami Township Police Department, Montgomery County Ohio, Kenneth M Betz, Denise Rankin, Ralph Nickoson, Unidentified Employees of the Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab, General Motors Company, Richard Wolfe, Keith Stapleton, Robert Miller, David Burke, Robert Burke, Unidentified Employees of General Motors Company, Stephen Gray
Plaintiff: Roger Dean Gillispie
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Plaintiff's Motion to Lift Stay 98 be DENIED, in part, as to GM Defendants, and GRANTED, in part, as to the remaining Defendants; Defendant New GM's Motion to Continue Stay 103 be GRANTED, in part, as to GM D efendants, and DENIED, in part, as to the remaining Defendants; The Stay 74 be lifted as to Plaintiff's claims against all non-GM Defendants; and Parties, excluding GM Defendants, be ordered to submit an Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) Report. …

Mendoza v. General Motors LLC et al

Filed: December 6, 2017 as 1:2016cv00967
Court: California Eastern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC, General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Division of General Motors, Motors Liquidation Company
Plaintiff: Miriam Michelle Mendoza
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER GRANTING 48 Substitution of Attorney for defendant General Motors LLC, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/5/2017. (Hall, S)

Mendoza v. General Motors LLC et al

Filed: December 6, 2017 as 1:2016cv00967
Court: California Eastern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC, General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Division of General Motors, Motors Liquidation Company
Plaintiff: Miriam Michelle Mendoza
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER AFTER TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/5/2017. Defendant's expert disclosure by 12/27/2017; plaintiff's rebuttal expert disclosure by 1/24/2018. Non-Dispositive Motion Deadline: Filed by 2/28/2018; Hearing by 3/28/2018. Motion for Extension (Doc. 35 ) is TERMINATED. (Hall, S)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: December 4, 2017 as 4:2016cv02234
Court: Ohio Northern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Labor/Management Relations

Memorandum Opinion: For all of the foregoing reasons, defendants' motions for summary judgment (Doc. Nos. 32 , 34 ) are granted. This case is closed. Judge Sara Lioi on 12/4/2017. (P,J)

Guzman v. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack et al

Filed: December 1, 2017 as 2:2017cv00386
Court: Nevada District Court
Defendant: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, General Motors Company, LLC, Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack
Plaintiff: Marie Antionette Guzman
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER granting 39 Stipulation re Discovery Deadlines. Discovery due by 5/15/2018. Motions due by 6/14/2018. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 7/13/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 12/1/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

ESTATE OF JAMES GIBSON v. CHEMTREAT, INC. et al

Filed: December 1, 2017 as 1:2015cv01562
Court: Indiana Southern District Court
Defendant: CHEMTREAT, INC., GENERAL MOTORS, LLC
Plaintiff: ESTATE OF JAMES GIBSON
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury

ENTRY - Defendant Caravan's Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing No. 136 ) is GRANTED. Defendants General Motors' Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing No. 141 ) and ChemTreat's Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing No. 145 ), are DENIED. The Estate's claims against General Motors and ChemTreat remain pending for trial. See entry for details. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 12/1/2017. (MEJ)

Minarik v. General Motors LLC

Filed: November 27, 2017 as 2:2017cv01615
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC
Plaintiff: Joseph Minarik
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

MINUTE ORDER granting parties' 8 Stipulated Motion; Defendant shall have twenty-one (21) days until after the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation rules on Plaintiffs' motion to transfer to answer or otherwise respond to the class action complaint. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (SWT)

Golden v. General Motors LLC

Filed: November 22, 2017 as 1:2017cv00606
Court: Texas Western District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC
Plaintiff: Glenn Golden
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER DENYING 13 Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (dm)

Deluco v. General Motors L.L.C.

Filed: November 15, 2017 as 1:2014cv02713
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: General Motors L.L.C., General Motors LLC
Plaintiff: Robin Deluco
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER [Regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Fourth Amended Consolidated Complaint and New GM's Partial Cross-Motion to Dismiss and/or Strike Plaintiffs' Proposed Fifth Amended Consolidated Complain t] re: (4522 in 1:14-md-02543-JMF) MOTION to Amend/Correct (3356) Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Fourth Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint, filed by GM Ignition Switch MDL Plaintiffs, (4704…

In re: General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation

Filed: November 15, 2017 as 1:2014mc02543
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GM Ignition Switch MDL Defendants
Plaintiff: GM Ignition Switch MDL Plaintiffs, Austin DePalma, Jomaka Coleman
Nature of Suit: Other

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER [Regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Fourth Amended Consolidated Complaint and New GM's Partial Cross-Motion to Dismiss and/or Strike Plaintiffs' Proposed Fifth Amended Consolidated Complain t] re: (4522 in 1:14-md-02543-JMF) MOTION to Amend/Correct (3356) Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Fourth Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint, filed by GM Ignition Switch MDL Plaintiffs, (4704 in…

Guzman v. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack et al

Filed: November 15, 2017 as 2:2017cv00386
Court: Nevada District Court
Defendant: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, General Motors Company, LLC, Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack
Plaintiff: Marie Antionette Guzman
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

PROTECTIVE ORDER OF CONFIDENTIALITY. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 11/15/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

Mendoza v. General Motors LLC et al

Filed: November 13, 2017 as 1:2016cv00967
Court: California Eastern District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC, General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Division of General Motors, Motors Liquidation Company
Plaintiff: Miriam Michelle Mendoza
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF to Respond to 36 the Ex Parte Application for an Order Shortening Time No Later Than November 15, 2017, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/13/2017. (Hall, S)

Charlie McCorvey v. General Motors LLC

Filed: November 9, 2017 as 5:2017cv00395
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: General Motors LLC
Plaintiff: Charlie McCorvey
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER RE DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE by Judge Jesus G. Bernal: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED pursuant to the parties Stipulation 24 , and good cause appearing therefor, that the above-entitled action is hereby dismissed in its entirety with prejudice. Each side shall bear its own costs and fees. IT IS SO ORDERED. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (ad)

Tolmasoff v. General Motors, LLC

Filed: November 6, 2017 as 2:2016cv11747
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: General Motors, LLC
Plaintiff: Sean Tolmasoff
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER Granting final approval of class action settlement, certifying class, awarding attorneys' fees and service awards, and Final Judgment re 41 and 51 Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)