There will be a lot on the line for General Motors Monday when lawyers for plaintiff Robert Scheuer try to prove the car crash that sent him to surgery was caused by a defective ignition switch that prevented air bags from deploying.

Southern District Judge Jesse Furman will preside over jury selection in the Scheuer case, the first of six bellwether trials in which plaintiffs lawyers are attempting to prove the automobile giant was late to recall cars with defective switches and engaged in a massive cover-up to avoid liability.

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