General Motors’ racketeering lawsuit against FCA has been dismissed by a U.S. federal district court judge. The news comes after a judge also dismissed a previous ruling to have CEO Mary Barra and FCA CEO Mike Manley meet in-person under a previous court order to resolve the lawsuit. The lawsuit is connected to the UAW corruption scandal and accuses FCA of “corrupting the bargaining process and costing GM billions of dollars.” (Source: Detroit Free Press) Read the original article…
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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