GM class actions transferred to multidistrict litigation court

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The multiple class action lawsuits that were brought against General Motors for its allegedly defective key systems have been transferred to multidistrict litigation court.

The more than 40 lawsuits – which were previously filed in the districts in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas – have been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to the transfer order filed June 9.