Legal Opinion
White v. General Motors Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 3, 2000No. 99 CA 2585PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLgonzales, J.
In this appeal, General Motors Corporation (GMC) challenges a trial court order *494requiring implementation of a class action settlement in a manner not set forth in the settlement agreement. GMC contends the trial court order makes impermissible substantive changes to the settlement agreement. The class action plaintiffs contend the trial court order was a proper exercise of the trial court’s power to oversee the administration and implementation of the settlement agreement.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
General Background
Beginning in 1992, class action lawsuits were filed nationwide against…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brown v. Drillers, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Ortego v. STATE, DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Banks v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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- Hunter v. Tax Assessor, Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County1966
- White v. General Motors Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000