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Date: 06-01-2020

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Elizabeth D. Johnson, et al. v. General Motors, L.L.C.

Case Number: 1:14-cv-05347-JMF

Judge: Jesse M. Furman

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (New York County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Best * Personal Injury Lawyer Directory

Defendant's Attorney: No appearance

Description: New York, New York personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued General Mortors, LLC on motor vehicle product liability theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a defective and unreasonably dangerous product manufactured and sold by GM.

Outcome: ORDER NO. 178. When this MDL began, the Court entered Orders permitting parties to file related cases directly in this District, even if venue would otherwise be improper. See Order No. 1, Docket No. 19; Order No. 8, Docket No. 249. Now that the Court has suggested to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") that it cease transferring cases, see Order No. 177, Docket No. 8621, and the JPML has suspended notification of potential tag-along cases to this MDL, see MDL 2543 Docket No. 1361, the Court hereby RESCINDS permission to file any case directly in the Southern District of New York if venue is not otherwise proper in this District. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 10/15/21) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:14-md-02543-JMF et al. (yv) (Entered: 10/15/2021)

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