FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 389, Shawn Rogers on Tailored and Effective Compliance Training at GM
Blecker: GM Recalls Show Need for Harsher Penalties for "Red Collar" Criminals
On August 13, 2024, the Texas Attorney General’s Office (Texas AGO) filed a claim under Texas’s Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act challenging General Motors’ collection and use of data collected from consumers...more
On March 5, 2019, the Superior Court of Québec authorized (i.e., certified) a class action against the operators of various hotel booking websites. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants violated various provisions of...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton has sued General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively “GM”) over allegations that GM misled vehicle purchasers into enrolling in programs that collected and shared their driving data with...more
This week, Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, filed suit against General Motors for alleged violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act in collecting and selling drivers’ data to insurers without consumer...more
Until now, case law has defined an “article of manufacture” solely for purposes of damages in design patent infringement actions. For the first time, a federal court has now interpreted the term “article of manufacture” in...more
On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit took the latest step in a continuing controversy about when obscenity or other misconduct by a worker, while raising otherwise protected job complaints,...more
Car manufacturer General Motors (GM) is the subject of litigation in Georgia by two New Jersey Chevy Bolt drivers who allege that GM collected data about their driving habits and behavior and disclosed it to third parties,...more
On January 4, the USPTO announced the appointment of new leaders for the agency’s policy and communications teams. Sharon Israel will serve as the Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, and Jack...more
Gig Economy & Technology- DETROIT — Electric Delivery Startup BrightDrop Becomes Part of GM- BrightDrop, a General Motors (GM) commercial electric vehicle startup formed in 2021, will no longer operate as a subsidiary and...more
The United Auto Workers Union strike against the Detroit Three automakers that began on September 15th continues with no immediate resolution in sight. The UAW expanded the strike on Friday September 22nd when some 5,500 UAW...more
Given recent headlines surrounding contentious UAW contract negotiations, it is increasingly likely that a labor strike against one or more of the Big Three automakers is not a question of if such strikes will occur, but when...more
Generative AI is already an integral part of the automotive industry, playing a significant role in enhancing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and making it possible for drivers to interact with their vehicles....more
In the latest swing away from recent precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its ruling in Lion Elastomers LLC II, which overturns the 2020 General Motors LLC decision. These decisions address an...more
On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a decision, Lion Elastomers LLC, that provides employees with extensive cover for inappropriate workplace behavior under the guise of the National...more
1. Recent Enforcement Includes Largest Standalone BIS Penalty- •Sale of foreign goods made with U.S. technology triggers largest standalone penalty On April 19, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a record $300...more
In Short - The Development: China's Supreme People's Court recently ruled for the plaintiff in Miao Chong v. SAIC-GM, which marked a rare triumph for a plaintiff in antitrust litigation as a follow-on to an administrative...more
Takeaway: The Eastern District of Missouri granted General Motors’ motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging deceptive omission of oil consumption problems with certain GMC and Chevy trucks, agreeing that the...more
The Supreme Court of Georgia recently issued a decision on whether the Apex Doctrine - a theory under which high-ranking corporate executives and government officials may not be compelled to sit for depositions if they lack...more
On June 1, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling that has the potential to significantly impact discovery in Georgia courts. In Gen. Motors, LLC v. Buchanan, No. S21G1147, 2022 WL 1750716 (Ga. June 1, 2022), the...more
A common result of corporate bankruptcies is the creation of environmental response trusts or “ERTs”. ERTs are created to address environmental issues for which the bankrupt company has responsibility. ERTs typically are...more
Business development managers, whose job was to convince corporate customers to purchase General Motors vehicles for their corporate fleets, qualified for the administrative exemption from the overtime provisions of the Fair...more
In March 2022, Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”) announced a partnership with General Motors to create a bidirectional electric vehicle (“EV”) charging program in California that would allow homes and small businesses to be...more
On April 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Brown v. Nexus Business Solutions, LLC affirmed a district court’s decision that business development managers who solicited and sold General Motors...more
Workers at a General Motors Co. (GM) plant in Mexico have voted in favor of union representation. The vote was made possible by Mexico’s new labor law, which was enacted as a result of the United States-Mexico-Canada...more
In May 2019, Mexico’s Congress passed a new law to ensure that Mexican labor standards conformed with those of the International Labour Organization Convention, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the new North...more