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04-23-2014, 05:33 AM
General Motors Is Trying to Limit Lawsuits Over Ignition Defect
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General Motors on Monday filed a motion to limit lawsuits from consumers related to a defect with its ignition system that has prompted a recall of 2.6 million vehicles and has been linked to 13 deaths.
The automaker filed the motion in U.S. bankruptcy court to set a bar on lawsuits related to cars it sold before its 2009 bankruptcy. Plaintiffs in a class-action suit against the company over the ignition glitch also filed a motion to declare that GM can't use the bankruptcy to shield itself form such claims.
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GM argues that after it emerged from bankruptcy protection it became in effect a different legal entity. "New GM's recall covenant does **t create a basis for the plaintiffs to sue new GM for eco**mic damages relating to a vehicle or part sold by old GM," the company wrote in a filing in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The motion doesn't address claims related to accidents, including personal injury and wrongful deaths. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/gm-lawsuits-limit-ignition-recall/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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General Motors on Monday filed a motion to limit lawsuits from consumers related to a defect with its ignition system that has prompted a recall of 2.6 million vehicles and has been linked to 13 deaths.
The automaker filed the motion in U.S. bankruptcy court to set a bar on lawsuits related to cars it sold before its 2009 bankruptcy. Plaintiffs in a class-action suit against the company over the ignition glitch also filed a motion to declare that GM can't use the bankruptcy to shield itself form such claims.
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GM argues that after it emerged from bankruptcy protection it became in effect a different legal entity. "New GM's recall covenant does **t create a basis for the plaintiffs to sue new GM for eco**mic damages relating to a vehicle or part sold by old GM," the company wrote in a filing in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The motion doesn't address claims related to accidents, including personal injury and wrongful deaths. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/gm-lawsuits-limit-ignition-recall/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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