General Motors Co. does not have to turn over the notes of attorneys who interviewed witnesses for an internal report about the automaker’s failure to identify an ignition-switch defect, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman, who is overseeing lawsuits filed over the defect that prompted recalls of more than 2.6 million cars and trucks last year, has concluded that the materials were protected under the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine.
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