Your report to gms board of directors on ignition switch recalls hereinafter valukas report avoided and missed crucial facts and issues in constructing what amounts to a. General motors report regarding ignition switch recall the. Attorny anton valukas, was commissioned by gm earlier this year as recalls mounted and the death count. On april 16, 2014, joan claybrook and the center for auto safety wrote general motors ceo marry barra about the fatal design decision gm made in the fall of 2001 on the ignition switch that condemned untold numbers of consumers to death. Valukas, a former united states attorney, into the companys handling of a defective ignition. The valukas report on the lehman brothers collapse. Gm chief mary barra dodges question of responsibility for. Block firm under the direction of its senior partner, anton j. The valukas report on the lehman brothers collapse and e.
Gm ceo barra is grilled over handling of ignition switch. Claire mccaskill, subcommittee chair, will chair this hearing. A trove of material about the gm debacle already exists, from newspaper articles and technical papers to a painstakingly detailed 315page report by anton r. Valukas memory by upgrading antons public record with words and pictures, signing antons memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle.
With respect to the investigation led by anton valukas,1 gm has requested mr. Internal investigation report june 5, 2014 the results of an investigation overseen by anton r. A house subcommittee heard testimony wednesday from barra and attorney anton valukas, who recently completed an internal investigation pdf on. Fourth, we provide thoughts about what gm needs to do in the future. Prepared by a team hired by gm, and lead by former u. Gm chief says no coverup in delayed recall cbs news. The gm internal investigation and valukas report in midmarch 2014, gm announced that it had retained anton r. Bankruptcy trustee probing the reasons for lehmans failure in september 2008. Valukas shall be limited to no more than three hours, unless plaintiffs make a detailed showing demonstrating a need for more time by. Second, we explore gms several appearances before congress due to this ignition switch safety issue. First, we discuss what went wrong at gm, including findings from the report conducted by attorney anton valukas at the request of gms board. A former united states attorney and fellow of the american college of trial lawyers, he focuses on major civil and white collar criminal litigation, representing individuals and corporations in contested proceedings throughout the nation.
The gm press release regarding the report is incorporated as exhibit 99. Because of a poor design the torque twisting force required to turn the key and move the switch position from run to accessory is unduly small enabling unintended accidental shutdowns of the engine while driving. Attorney anton valukas into the cobalt ignition switch recall. Gm releases ignition recall report, fires staff, and. Gm shall produce the documents responsive to requests 46 in pdf or tiff. Gc and ceo responsibility for gms dysfunctional culture. A history of gms ignition switch defect more than 10 years after the defect was detected, general motors issued recalls for several models suspected of having a faulty switch. Gm shall provide a full and complete copy of the report to nhtsa no later than june 30, 2014.
Henry injury attorney client count swells to 1,000, firm rejects the integrity of the gm recall investigation led by anton valukas. Protected by attorneyclient privilege and as attorney work product. Read the full general motors valukas report the report on gm s handling of the ignition switch issue was prepared by former federal prosecutor anton valukas and followed by the firing of 15. The 2014 general motors gm ignition switch recall took the company into crisis. Attorney anton valukas, whom gm hired to conduct a. A former united states attorney and fellow of the american college of trial lawyers, he focuses on major civil and white collar criminal litigation, representing individuals and corporations in. Independent report details gms failings in cobalt recalls. The report, written by the former united states attorney anton r. A portrait of an incompetent corporate culture deeply lacking in individual responsibility emerges from the damning valukas report on the gm ignitionswitch fiasco.
Last week saw the release of the 2,200page report by anton valukas on the lehman brothers collapse. Gm chief mary barra dodges question of responsibility for recall flaws live. Your report to gms board of directors on ignition switch recalls hereinafter valukas report avoided and missed crucial facts and issues in. Valukas report attorneys information exchange group. On june 5, 2014 general motors company gm issued a press release announcing that it had received the findings of an investigation by former u. Attorney anton valukas revealed that gm knew about a. Attorney anton valukas, who assembled it at gms request from interviews with 230 witnesses and 41 million documents, blamed a culture of complacency for the more than decadelong delay before the company recalled millions of faulty vehicles. Corpus christi, texas, june 3, 2014 prnewswire as the public awaits answers promised in gms independent internal investigation into the. Valukas is an examination into the demise of lehman brothers, a formerly dominant global financial institution, that collapsed into bankruptcy during the financial crisis of 20072010. Read the full general motors valukas report cnnmoney. Pdf general motors ignitionswitch recall crisis researchgate. I recently read the report 119 mb pdf download by anton r.
Pdf on feb 1, 2015, joseph porchetta and others published. Pdf, dedicates approximately 20 pages across eight. Anton valukas is an attorney with five videos in the cspan video library. Lehman failed for a variety of reasons and the responsibility for the failure is. The senate committee on commerce, science, and transportations subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, and insurance will hold a hearing titled, examining accountability and corporate culture in wake of the gm recalls, on thursday, july 17, 2014, at 10. Outside counsels report to the general motors board of directors on the. The results of an investigation overseen by anton r. The broader governance lessons of the valukas report cls. Detroit, michigan general motors and the national highway traffic safety administration on thursday released the findings of an independent investigation into gms failure to recall faulty vehicles, leading to at least days.
Although some inhouse lawyers at gm were fired, the report concluded that gc millikin did not. View anton tony valukas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Why gms ignition defects couldnt have happened to anyone else. Barra said thats what former us attorney anton valukas would be investigating to find out.