The New York Times writes on the apparently-successful lobbying efforts that will likely preclude any criminal liability for individual GM employees responsible for the ignition defect and efforts to cover it up. See Laws Hinder Prosecutors In Charging GM Employees In Ignition Defect.
Here's the gist:
For nearly 50 years, legislative attempts to provide prosecutors additional leeway to criminally charge automakers and their employees have been quashed.
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The pattern of loopholes and legislative victories illustrates the lobbying might and political clout of the auto industry, even as it careens from one safety crisis to another.
As has been said, "money doesn't talk it swears."
Robert L. Abell
www.RobertAbellLaw.com
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