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This R&D provides resources on the General Motors (GM) ignition switch case. The company is facing lawsuits and a federal investigation into an ignition switch defect that has been linked to more than one hundred deaths. The defect caused the ignition switch to move out of position in older vehicles, disabling brakes, steering, and airbags. GM recalled 2.6 million vehicles last year that were linked to the problem and reports are surfacing that federal investigators are likely to press criminal charges against some of the company’s employees that were allegedly aware of the problem and did little to fix it.
Breaking News: Inquiry Into G.M. Ignition Defect Said to Find Criminal Wrongdoing http://t.co/I6JTR44Zio
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 23, 2015
Judge puts GM ignition-switch lawsuits on ice, for now http://t.co/clO9cpUrQ8
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) May 27, 2015
General Motors faces huge fine over ‘criminal’ ignition defects – reports http://t.co/zxrTJuT4MZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 23, 2015
The @nytimes says Justice has found criminal wrongdoing in @GM ignition switch case. http://t.co/QSiwHu4kej via @forbes
— Micheline Maynard (@MickiMaynard) May 23, 2015
GM criminal wrongdoing in ignition defect found by Justice Dept., report says http://t.co/fwlat4hJSZ
— Automotive News (@Automotive_News) May 23, 2015
GM’s ignition switch death toll hits 100 http://t.co/sbv2fFrHJi pic.twitter.com/ZxpTrffkyT
— Irish Times Life (@IrishTimesLife) May 20, 2015
Former GM engineer who approved defective ignition-switch to be deposed next month. My @WSJ story: http://t.co/5vHJLnhfWW
— Mike Spector (@MikeSpectorWSJ) May 27, 2015
The toll in the @GM ignition switch recall climbs: http://t.co/emUKc8n6RV
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) May 18, 2015
GM could be held criminally liable for deaths related to its massive ignition switch recall http://t.co/Y7vkb3JLuV pic.twitter.com/WgTpgJg8l0
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) May 23, 2015
Read letter from @NHTSAgov to @GM extending the ignition switch consent order here http://t.co/X3HKRTk8T2
— David Shepardson (@davidshepardson) May 21, 2015