Jury makes ruling on role of GM ignition switch in deadly Texas crash
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Ruling could expose GM to big verdicts in ignition cases
Faulty ignition switches are responsible for crashes that killed more than a hundred people and injured hundreds of others
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GM CEO: "I wish I could turn back the clock"
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Deal to be announced to resolve GM criminal probe
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GM ignition switch death toll rises
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Family: GM payment not enough for decade long cover-up
Family of first ignition switch victim says GM never told them death was linked to the problem
GM ignition switch death toll switches rises to 97
Compensation fund received 4,342 claims by the Jan. 31 deadline, and about 15 percent of the claims are still under review
GM ignition switch death count rises to 67
Attorney updates list of families to be compensated from auto manufacturer
GM ignition switch death count rises to 64
Compensation fund received 4,343 claims by the Jan. 31 deadline; of those, 1,571 are under review and 742 were deemed ineligible
Death toll from flawed GM ignition switches rises
Death toll climbs to 57 from crashes involving GM cars with defective ignition switches
GM ignition switch death toll increases
Each death claim is worth at least $1 million under guidelines established by compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg
GM 2014 profit slumps on recall costs
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How ignition switch victims are reacting to GM's money offers
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GM recalls 92,000 trucks, SUVs for ignition lock defect
Automaker says defect in ignition lock systems that can cause safety problems in hot conditions
Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to 42
Claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg says he has received 251 death claims and 2,075 injury claims since August
Death toll GM from ignition switches keeps rising
Mediator says he has received nearly 2,000 injury claims involving vehicles with defective part
Texas woman cleared of death linked to defective GM ignition switch
Candice Anderson was driving when a 2004 crash killed her fiance; she faced criminal charges due to a trace of anti-anxiety medication in her system
GM compensation expert extends claims deadline
Automaker came under fire last week because the family of a woman who died in a crash had not been notified by the company
Emails raise questions about GM's switch claims
New documents show automaker ordered replacements for faulty parts nearly 2 months before recalling vehicles
GM ignition-switch deaths rise to 30
Attorney charged with reviewing compensation claims for crashes linked to faulty part ups the death toll
GM death count continues to rise
Mediator overseeing compensation for victims says at least 29 people have been killed in crashes linked to faulty part
GM ignition switch death toll rises to 27
Mediator overseeing death claims related to massive GM recall is sorting through hundreds of submissions for those eligible for compensation payments
GM issues more recalls for SUVs, mini cars
The biggest of the new recalls covers just over 430,000 Cadillac SRX and Saab 9-4X SUVs, mainly in North America
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