June 12, 2015
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.
June 09, 2015
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.
May 27, 2015
A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday agreed to stay dozens of suits filed against General Motors Co. in connection with ignition switch defects for certain cars, saying that dismissing the cases at this juncture could prove "cumbersome" if plaintiffs' appeal of his order barring the suits is successful.
May 06, 2015
Attorneys involved in ongoing General Motors Co. litigation apologized Tuesday to a bankruptcy judge who vented his frustration after learning in the press that lawyers representing ignition switch defect plaintiffs planned to appeal one of his decisions, blaming the oversight on the need to be prepared for a related district court hearing.
May 05, 2015
A New York bankruptcy judge did some venting on Tuesday, accusing attorneys of going behind his back after learning through media reports of their intent to appeal his decision to uphold a shield blocking certain claims against the post-bankruptcy General Motors Co.
April 16, 2015
In upholding General Motors Co.'s shield blocking suits over actions that occurred before the auto giant's 2009 collapse, a New York bankruptcy judge may have precluded plaintiffs in litigation over the carmaker's deadly ignition switch defect from arguing a continuing pattern of deception, an argument they need to put New GM on the hook for hefty punitive damages.
April 15, 2015
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.
February 17, 2015
The New York bankruptcy judge who let General Motors Co. ditch responsibility in 2009 for its past errors showed a willingness Tuesday to dial back the "breadth and language" of the carmaker's legal protections so that vehicle owners can sue the reincarnated "New GM" over a deadly ignition switch defect.
February 03, 2015
A widow who settled her 2007 lawsuit against General Motors Co. over a crash that killed her family wants a "do-over," asking a New York bankruptcy court on Monday to revive her suit because GM hid evidence about the ignition switch and other problems while it argued her husband committed murder-suicide.
December 18, 2014
The trust representing creditors of General Motors Co.'s bankruptcy estate says that the car company is unfairly trying to skirt lawsuits over drops in vehicle value stemming from flaws, including the deadly ignition switch defect, and that the plaintiffs have correctly directed their claims at New GM.