General Motors has reached an agreement with the government to let consumers file what are known as product-liability claims after the company escapes from bankruptcy protection. The big win for consumers means that if a manufacturing defect in an old G.M. causes injuries in the future, consumers will still be able to sue G.M. in state court.
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Even More Flaming Dell Laptops
Hot on the heels of last week’s Dell notebook calling in the firetrucks, a Singapore man tells the Sydney Morning Herald about his self-immolating laptop.
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Another Dell Laptop Ablaze!
Incendiary photo evidence of a Dell laptop fire has thrown an extra log on the fire of Dell’s woes.
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Burn Dell Laptop Burn
This has been shooting around the net today but here’s a nice confluence between a Dell and the flames of Hell.