General Motors Hit With $102.6 Million Jury Verdict in Class Action Over Defective Engines
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The excess oil infiltrated parts of the engine where it didnt belong, resulting in damage and, eventually, premature engine breakdown and failure.
Key Points:
- The excess oil infiltrated parts of the engine where it didnt belong, resulting in damage and, eventually, premature engine breakdown and failure.
- That solution was ineffective and company engineers and other employees recommended that the piston ring design be changed.
- Very few class action cases ever go to trial, let alone to verdict, said Adam Levitt , co-trial counsel in the matter and a DiCello Levitt founding partner.
- A copy of the jury verdict is available upon request, and members of the DiCello Levitt trial team are available for interviews.