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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Faulty Ignition Switches – Shareholder Lawsuit Settlement
General Motors announced that it had settled a putative shareholder class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff, the New York State Teachers’ Retirement Fund System, alleged securities law violations in connection with an ignition-switch defect in certain GM models and the events leading up to a 2014 product recall. GM reported it would record a $575 million charge against its earnings in the three months ending September 30, 2015, in connection with the shareholder class action settlement and a related multi-district civil litigation settlement announced the same day (see General Motors instance, “Faulty Ignition Switches – Civil Litigation Settlement”).
- Misconduct Type
- Securities
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 9/17/2015