Plaintiffs lawyers leading the fight against General Motors Co. over its ignition-switch recalls have filed two consolidated class actions on behalf of 30 million consumers across the country.
The complaints, filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, allege GM lied about the safety of its cars and trucks, both before and after it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009. GM’s record number of recalls this year for safety defects—not just those associated with an ignition switch—have caused all its vehicles to diminish in value, according to the complaints.
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