May 03, 2018
The bankruptcy trust of Old GM Thursday asked for approval from a New York bankruptcy court for a settlement over legacy ignition switch lawsuits that could cost the reorganized New GM $1 billion in stock depending on what number the court puts to the remaining claims.
April 27, 2018
The bankruptcy trust of Old GM has reached a settlement over legacy ignition switch lawsuits that could cost the reorganized New GM $1 billion if it's approved by the New York bankruptcy court overseeing the case.
March 22, 2018
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.
March 06, 2018
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.
February 28, 2018
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.
February 09, 2018
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.
January 18, 2018
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.
December 15, 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.
December 04, 2017
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.
October 18, 2017
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.