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GM wins lawsuit over its massive ignition switch recall

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Geekz Snow
GM wins lawsuit over its massive ignition switch recall

General Motors' ignition switch recall was one of the biggest and deadliest to hit the market in decades.

The fix for it has been out for a long time now, but the owners of the affected vehicles aren't giving up on getting the General to pay for its mistake.

A large part of that effort has been directed at suing GM for the difference between what customers paid for their recalled vehicles and what the vehicles are worth now.

Unfortunately for the consumers, a federal judge in a Manhattan court on Tuesday ruled that the vehicle owners couldn't seek damages from GM for lost value, Reuters reports.

US District Judge Jesse Furman specifically cited the plaintiffs' lack of fair market value information for their vehicles as a reason for tossing out their claims.

It would make it nigh-on impossible for a jury to accurately assess the amount of damages for which GM would be liable.

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