Jury finds faulty GM ignition switch did not cause crash, report says

General Motors employees knowingly installed faulty ignition switches in cars between 1998 and 2014.

However, a jury ruled Wednesday morning that the defective switch was not to blame for at least one crash in 2014.

According to Reuters, an eight-person Manhattan, New York jury found that a 2014 crash on a bridge in New Orleans involving a 2007 Saturn Sky was not caused by the car's faulty switch.

Plaintiffs Dionne Spain and Lawrence Barthelemy claimed they suffered back pain when the defective ignition switch slipped out of position, causing the car to crash. Read more...