GM Wins First Ignition Switch Lawsuit After Plaintiff Commits Perjury

The first federal trial over General Motors' ignition-switch recall came to an early end today, as the parties said the case has been dismissed.

GM submitted evidence earlier this week that the plaintiff engaged in fraud and perjury.

According to a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the plaintiff Robert Scheuer agreed to voluntarily dismiss his claims against the automaker with prejudice. Scheuer agreed to take nothing on his claims, the filing showed

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MDarringer - 1/22/2016 7:54:42 PM

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Bravo! Well played!

w222 - 1/23/2016 10:00:41 PM

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Who cares, they are all liars anyways. It's a matter of not getting caught.

MDarringer - 1/24/2016 11:10:46 AM

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Indeed you are correct. Let's say a manufacturer builds a million examples of something and they all have a POTENTIAL defect. If they recall the product, there is no injury.

Among those who claim physical injury, we have to look at contributing factors.

Let's say someone died in a Cobalt and they were driving under the influence, the defect in the car is the least for their worries.

Unless and until common sense is placed on the legal system, lawyers will continue to coach clients in search of deep-pockets payouts.

skytop - 1/25/2016 6:22:25 AM

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A little Pyrrhic victory for the never to be trusted GM.