Motors Liquidation Company

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1:09-bk-50026

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New York Southern

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  1. March 22, 2018

    Mich. Residents Say New GM Must Face Groundwater Suit

    Michigan residents suing General Motors over groundwater contamination urged a New York bankruptcy court on Wednesday not to curtail their claims, saying their due process rights were violated when, despite the car company's prebankruptcy knowledge of the issue, they weren't notified about proceedings that would affect their rights.

  2. March 06, 2018

    GM Seeks Stay In Mich. Groundwater Contamination Suit

    General Motors LLC asked a Michigan federal judge on Monday to stay a putative class action alleging one of its testing facilities caused salt to seep into the surrounding groundwater, saying a New York bankruptcy court must first determine the extent to which the suit violates the company's 2009 bankruptcy sale agreement.

  3. February 28, 2018

    GM Asks Bankruptcy Court To Rein In Mich. Groundwater Suit

    General Motors LLC asked a New York bankruptcy court on Tuesday to rein in a Michigan federal court lawsuit by local residents over groundwater contamination around a large testing ground, saying some claims are invalid under the company's 2009 bankruptcy sale and the residents are flouting court orders by continuing to press them.

  4. February 09, 2018

    Plaintiffs Want To Rework $1B Deal With GM Ch. 11 Trust

    A group alleging damages from defects in old General Motors' cars Thursday asked a New York bankruptcy court for a few more weeks to rework a $1 billion settlement a GM bankruptcy trust backed out of last month, saying the trust has new management and counsel and a deal may still be possible.

  5. January 18, 2018

    Judge Rips Old GM, But Won't Enforce $1B Ignition Settlement

    A New York bankruptcy judge refused on Thursday to enforce a deal worth perhaps $1 billion between a General Motors Corp. bankruptcy trust and hundreds of people hurt because of defective ignition switches in millions of its vehicles, but not without harsh words for the trust.

  6. December 15, 2017

    Top Product Liability Cases Of 2017

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn a California high court's ruling that 600 nonresidents could pursue claims against Bristol-Myers Squibb over a blood thinner drug heads this year's list of top product liability cases, along with a bankruptcy ruling exposing General Motors to millions of claims not related to its infamous ignition switch.

  7. December 04, 2017

    Justices Won't Review Widow's Fraud Suit Against GM

    A widow whose husband and four children were killed in a car crash won't get another shot at overturning a settlement reached with General Motors Co. despite accusations the automaker hid evidence that could have proved her case, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up the suit.

  8. October 18, 2017

    Ex-GM Worker Can't Sue Company Over Rape Conviction

    A former General Motors LLC employee can't pursue claims against the company that its employees' allegedly false testimony contributed to his wrongful rape conviction, since New GM isn't liable for alleged misconduct that occurred under Old GM, a New York bankruptcy judge said Wednesday.

  9. October 17, 2017

    Treasury Backs GM Trust's $1.5B Loan Clawback Appeal

    The U.S. government on Monday backed efforts to appeal a bankruptcy court's valuations of General Motors' assets in a clawback case over a $1.5 billion GM term loan, noting its interest in maximizing recoveries for the federally supported estate.

  10. October 11, 2017

    GM Trust Appeals Judge's $1.5B Loan Row Asset Valuations

    A General Motors creditors' trust on Tuesday asked to appeal a bankruptcy judge's ruling in a bellwether case on the nature and value of security interests in GM plant assets related to a $1.5 billion term loan, saying that the findings overlook the federal government's role as savior to the manufacturer in 2009.

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