Motors Liquidation Company

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1:09-bk-50026

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New York Southern

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June 21, 2016
Drivers Say GM Restructuring Doesn't Bar Non-Switch Suits

A group of people who were hurt in GM cars — but not by the company's infamous ignition-switch defect — asked a New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday not to shut down their claims simply because the company went through a restructuring.
November 09, 2015
GM Ignition Switch Victims May Seek Punitive Damages

A New York bankruptcy judge ruled Monday that plaintiffs may seek punitive damages against General Motors in litigation related to a widespread ignition switch problem that affected the company's vehicles, but restricted the type of evidence that can be presented to a jury.
November 02, 2015
Union Says GM Is Cheating Retirees Out Of $95M In Benefits

GM was accused Friday in New York bankruptcy court of violating a 2009 settlement with workers by unilaterally altering the health insurance plans of employees who retired early under the deal, forcing them to pay higher premiums and allegedly cheating them out of $95 million worth of benefits.
October 01, 2015
GM Says Ignition Defect Can't Be Imputed Without Specifics

General Motors LLC defended its argument Wednesday that plaintiffs suing the automaker over ignition switch defects can't hold it liable for the actions of the prebankruptcy version of the company, telling a New York bankruptcy court that the plaintiffs have stated no independent claims against New GM.
September 22, 2015
Ignition Switch Plaintiffs Say New GM Delayed Recall

Plaintiffs suing General Motors LLC over injuries suffered from the automaker's ignition switch defect defended on Tuesday their quest for punitive damages against the post-bankruptcy iteration of the company, saying GM knew about the defect after emerging from Chapter 11 in 2009 but waited years to conduct a recall.
September 22, 2015
Fate Of New GM Ignition Claims To Stay With Bankruptcy Court

A New York federal judge said Monday that he'd leave it up to a U.S. bankruptcy court to decide whether Arizona, California and multidistrict litigation plaintiffs can seek damages from post-bankruptcy General Motors LLC, or New GM, over an ignition switch defect affecting millions of vehicles.
September 21, 2015
GM Says It's Not Liable For Knowledge Gleaned From Old GM

General Motors LLC told a New York bankruptcy court Friday that plaintiffs suing the automaker over ignition switch defects can't hold the post-bankruptcy iteration of the automaker accountable in court based on the assumption it inherited a wide range of knowledge about the defects from the pre-bankruptcy sale version of GM.
September 14, 2015
GM Says Ignition Switch Punitive Damages Are Off The Table

General Motors LLC dueled with ignition switch plaintiffs over punitive damages in briefs filed in New York bankruptcy court on Sunday, with the automaker arguing it didn't buy those liabilities in the bankruptcy and the plaintiffs calling it a case of "buyer's remorse."
September 04, 2015
New GM Says Sales Agreement Strictly Bars Switch Claims

General Motors LLC on Thursday has urged a New York bankruptcy judge to dismiss a faulty ignition suit lodged by drivers alleging the auto giant learned of the 300 plaintiffs' claims after its asset sale but failed to recall the vehicles in time for the consumers to meet claim deadlines.
August 12, 2015
GM Withheld Knowledge Of Switch Defect, Court Hears

General Motors Co. can't shake a faulty ignition switch suit because the auto giant learned of the 300 plaintiffs' claims after its asset sale but failed to recall the vehicles in time for the consumers to meet claim deadlines, the plaintiffs said in a Tuesday filing in New York bankruptcy court.

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