GM has initiated criminal investigations in Germany and the US on the basis of their suspicions that Mr Lopez and his team stole confidential information before defecting to VW in March.
GM has sued Mr Lopez in Germany and the US on the basis of their suspicions that Mr Lopez and his team stole onfidential information  from them

we were not told if GM sued Mr Lopez and his team
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