Ackerman v. General Motors
Ackerman v. General Motors is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 08/21/2014 in the District Court, S.D. Illinois. The case was terminated on 09/08/2014.
A lawsuit records allegations and procedural activity. Being named as a party does not establish liability, wrongdoing, or the merits of any claim.
- Court
- District Court, S.D. Illinois (S.D. Ill.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- David R. Herndon · 2,873 cases in index
- Docket number
- 3:14-cv-00921
- Nature of suit
- 365 Personal injury - Product liability
Injury caused by an allegedly defective product. - Jurisdiction
- Diversity of citizenship
- Date filed
- 08/21/2014
- Date terminated
- 09/08/2014
10,220 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Ackerman · 390 cases
- defendant · General Motors · 482 cases
- defendant · General Motors Corp Electric Vehicles & EV Technology · 5254 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
General Motors Corp is named in 5,254 federal civil cases in this index. Recent Product Liability cases naming the same defendant:
About Product Liability Lawsuits
Product liability lawsuits claim that a defective or dangerous product caused injury or harm. These often target manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, vehicles, or consumer goods, and are frequently grouped into mass-tort or multidistrict litigation when many people are affected by the same product.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ackerman v. General Motors?
Ackerman v. General Motors is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 08/21/2014 in the District Court, S.D. Illinois. The case was terminated on 09/08/2014. Product liability lawsuits claim that a defective or dangerous product caused injury or harm. These often target manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, vehicles, or consumer goods, and are frequently grouped into mass-tort or multidistrict litigation when many people are affected by the same product.
What type of case is this?
It is classified as “Product Liability” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Product liability lawsuits claim that a defective or dangerous product caused injury or harm. These often target manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, vehicles, or consumer goods, and are frequently grouped into mass-tort or multidistrict litigation when many people are affected by the same product.
What court is the case in?
The case is in the District Court, S.D. Illinois, docket number 3:14-cv-00921.
When was the case filed?
Ackerman v. General Motors was filed on 08/21/2014. It was terminated on 09/08/2014.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 13100530 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 3:14-cv-00921 on PACER. Court, party, date and judge fields are reproduced from that record; case-type categories, statute decoding and all aggregate figures are derived by Docket Nexus (methodology).