Motors

General Motors Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Privacy Breaches in Data Tracking Practices

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Detroit, MI — General Motors is now embroiled in a legal battle over accusations that the automotive giant has been unlawfully tracking and selling personal data gathered from customers without their explicit consent. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court by a group of consumers, claims that General Motors breached privacy by collecting extensive personal data through its connected vehicle services. According to court documents, the plaintiffs allege that General Motors collected data including real-time locations, destinations keyed into navigation systems, and even the weight of passengers sitting in the vehicles. Such details were supposedly … Read more

Record-Breaking Verdict: Jury Awards Nearly $1 Billion in Defective Seatbelt Lawsuit against Mitsubishi Motors

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PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia jury has awarded over $976 million in a lawsuit involving a defective seatbelt that resulted in a man becoming quadriplegic. The verdict was delivered on Monday, with the jury awarding more than $176.5 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs, Francis and Soomi Amagasu. In addition, they ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the sole defendant in the trial, to pay $800 million in punitive damages. The lawsuit centered around the claim that Mitsubishi failed to adequately test the safety of its seatbelt restraint system in its 1992 model 3000GT sports car. According … Read more