Motors Liquidation Company

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1:09-bk-50026

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New York Southern

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  1. October 24, 2025

    Texas Appealing Trim Of GM Data Privacy Suit

    The state of Texas said it was appealing a bankruptcy judge's decision earlier this month blocking its attempt to hold General Motors liable for data privacy violations allegedly committed by its predecessor before its 2009 bankruptcy.

  2. October 15, 2025

    GM Ch. 11 Sale Prohibits Parts Of Texas' Data Suit, Judge Says

    A New York bankruptcy judge has rejected the state of Texas' attempt to hold General Motors liable for alleged data privacy violations committed by the company's predecessor before its 2009 bankruptcy, ruling those claims constitute successor liability in violation of a sale order in the automaker's Chapter 11 case.

  3. July 07, 2025

    Texas Says GM Can't Use Ch. 11 Sale To End Data Privacy Suit

    The Texas attorney general is urging a New York bankruptcy court to reject General Motors' bid to escape a data privacy suit being pressed by his office over the automaker's allegedly unlawful collection and sale of drivers' private information, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction over the agency and that the claims aren't barred by prior bankruptcy proceedings. 

  4. June 06, 2025

    GM Says Texas Data Privacy Lawsuit Flouts Ch. 11 Sale Order

    General Motors asked a New York bankruptcy court to enforce a 2009 Chapter 11 sale order, saying a recently amended consumer data privacy complaint from the Texas attorney general effectively includes successor liability claims it didn't inherit.

  5. April 17, 2020

    GM Trusts Clash Over Ignition Switch Settlement

    A litigation trust formed in the wake of General Motors' bankruptcy is asking a New York bankruptcy judge to block a $120 million settlement a different GM trust has reached over defective ignition switch claims, saying the deal won't end the legal actions.

  6. August 15, 2019

    GM, Drivers In Push For Global Deal On Economic Damages

    General Motors and drivers claiming economic damages over faulty ignition switches are set to make a big push to settle in coming weeks, counsel for the sides told the Manhattan federal judge handling the massive litigation on Thursday.

  7. June 13, 2019

    Judge OKs Lenders' $231M Deal In GM Clawback Suit

    A group of lenders led by JPMorgan will pay $231 million to creditors of General Motors' predecessor to resolve claims stemming from a simple mistake made by a Mayer Brown paralegal years ago, in a deal approved Thursday by a New York bankruptcy court.

  8. February 05, 2019

    GM Trust Hashes Out New Ch. 11 Ignition Switch Deal

    The trust for General Motors' unsecured creditors has submitted a new proposal to a New York bankruptcy court for a putative class action ignition switch defect settlement that could cost New GM $1 billion in stock.

  9. October 30, 2018

    Vindicated Prisoner Urges Claim Against GM, Estate

    An exonerated prisoner who sued General Motors and its bankruptcy estate for allegedly violating his civil rights by cooperating with his wrongful prosecution asked a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday to allow his suit to go forward, saying his claim post-dated GM's bankruptcy although the allegedly wrongful conduct happened decades before.

  10. September 25, 2018

    GM Buyers Must Certify Class To Advance $1B Defect Deal

    Purchasers of General Motors vehicles manufactured before the carmaker's 2009 bankruptcy, now seeking damages stemming from ignition-switch defects, must certify a class to pursue a proposed settlement that could cost the reorganized New GM $1 billion in new stock, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday.