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1:09-bk-50026

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New York Southern

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  1. August 06, 2015

    States, Ignition-Switch Plaintiffs Fight GM Over Stay

    California, Arizona and plaintiffs that have brought ignition-switch defect claims against General Motors LLC told a New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday that the automaker's attempts to freeze litigation against the company violates the parties' constitutional right to seek redress in a district court.

  2. August 05, 2015

    NY Court Rebuffs Hummer Injury Claim Against GM Trust

    A Florida man representing himself has taken another blow in his legal crusade against General Motors' bankruptcy trust over alleged injuries from a defective Hummer, with a New York federal court backing the dismissal of his creditor claim.

  3. July 29, 2015

    The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report

    A New Jersey judge departed from his predecessor in dismissing hundreds of suits in the consolidated Accutane litigation, General Motors Co. secured a Chapter 11 shield from certain ignition switch liability suits, and asbestos plaintiffs in New York City won a decision that will aid their fight for punitive damages. Here, Law360 looks at the year's most significant product liability cases so far.

  4. July 17, 2015

    GM 'Shield' Poses Moral Quandary To 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit will soon wrestle with whether the bankruptcy sale that propelled General Motors Co. out of Chapter 11 shields the automaker from as much as $10 billion in ignition-switch defect liability, raising moral questions over whether bankruptcy protections that give debtors a fresh start should trump plaintiffs' rights.

  5. July 15, 2015

    New GM Says Crash Plaintiff Can't Seek Punitive Damages

    General Motors LLC told a New York bankruptcy judge Tuesday that an ignition-switch plaintiff's punitive damages are barred by its asset purchase agreement with Old GM and that she should trim the claims from her suit.

  6. July 13, 2015

    GM Says States Are Attempting To Dodge Litigation Stay

    General Motors LLC urged a New York bankruptcy court Friday to freeze suits by the states of California and Arizona claiming ignition-switch defects, saying the states and some other plaintiffs are forum-shopping.

  7. July 07, 2015

    Ignition Switch Plaintiffs Raise No New Issues, GM Says

    General Motors LLC on Monday blasted an attempt by proposed class plaintiffs to dodge a New York bankruptcy judge's ruling staying actions over a fatal ignition switch defect, saying the plaintiffs' arguments have already been considered and rejected by the court.

  8. June 16, 2015

    Judge Casts Wary Eye On Redactions In GM Ignition Suit

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday questioned the necessity of blacked-out portions in a 1,244-page lawsuit accusing General Motors Co. of selling vehicles with faulty ignition switches and of joining forces with King & Spalding LLP and other lawyers to hide the defects.

  9. June 12, 2015

    GM Ignition Switch Plaintiffs Call Stay 'Despotic' Move

    A Georgetown Law professor took a New York bankruptcy judge to task in a filing Thursday objecting to a "despotic" ruling that stayed claims against General Motors Co. in multidistrict litigation over a deadly ignition switch defect, saying the court had overstepped its authority.

  10. June 09, 2015

    GM Fights Ignition Switch Plaintiff's Plea To Escape Stay

    General Motors LLC on Monday slammed a widower's request to pursue wrongful death litigation against the automaker despite a stay on similar ignition switch defect cases, opposing the man's argument that the New York federal bankruptcy court does not have jurisdiction over his claims because his wife died post-bankruptcy.

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