GM Ignition Switch Trial Ends Abruptly Amid Claims of Fraud
A trial that was supposed to help settle hundreds of lawsuits stemming from General Motors’ faulty ignition switches abruptly ended Friday, a day after the judge raised questions about the plaintiff’s truthfulness, reports the Associated Press.
The case involved a claim by Robert Scheuer of Oklahoma, who complained that a faulty ignition switch prevented his air bags from inflating during a 2014 car crash.
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman agreed that evidence submitted by GM revealed that a document supporting Scheuer’s claims appeared to have been doctored and it seems he was more physically functional after his accident than he claimed. By the next morning, General Motors Co. and Scheuer’s lawyers said they wanted to call the trial off, the AP reports.
