May 02, 2014
A New York bankruptcy judge said Friday that he wants to rule on whether General Motors Co. duped him in 2009 to win protection from its previous incarnation's liabilities before permitting consumer attorneys to conduct costly discovery of when executives knew about a prebankruptcy ignition switch defect.
May 01, 2014
General Motors Co. on Wednesday said that class action plaintiffs in ignition switch defect suits should voluntarily pause the suits while a New York bankruptcy court rules on whether the suits are allowed under the 2009 sale order that allowed it to exit bankruptcy.
April 30, 2014
Attorneys for class action plaintiffs suing General Motors Co. in connection with its ignition-switch defect are preparing to make their cases at a court appearance Friday, where the auto giant will discuss its bid for protection from the mounting litigation.
April 24, 2014
California residents who own General Motors Co. cars asked a New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to let their investigation of the company and its recalled cars move forward after a California district judge put their litigation on hold.
April 23, 2014
Plaintiffs in proposed class actions against General Motors Co. over its infamous ignition switch defect on Tuesday argued that the automaker denied them their constitutional due process rights by hiding the defect for 10 years and then seeking cover from litigation now by invoking its bankruptcy shield.
April 22, 2014
General Motors Co. on Monday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to bar claims related to a deadly ignition switch defect by enforcing the 2009 sale order allowing the automaker to exit Chapter 11, while a California district judge put related litigation on hold pending a decision from the bankruptcy court.
May 28, 2013
General Motors LLC on Friday urged a judge to uphold a pivotal $367 million settlement its predecessor inked with hedge fund bondholders as it slipped into bankruptcy, stressing that it has intervened to protect its Canadian subsidiary and not on behalf of the hedge funds.