GM Judge Says Bankruptcy Shield Blocks Most Defect Suits

By Michael Lipkin (April 15, 2015, 9:42 PM EDT) -- The New York federal judge who allowed General Motors Co. to emerge from bankruptcy in 2009 and leave behind liabilities from "Old GM" ruled on Wednesday that those protections blocked most car owners seeking to sue the new company for billions of dollars over its fatal ignition switch defect....

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