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General Motors Is Trying to Limit Lawsuits Over Ignition Defect
![]() ![]() ![]() 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. See also: All the Cars Recalled So Far This Year 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... More about Law, Gm, Business, and Recalls ??????? ??????: General Motors Is Trying to Limit Lawsuits Over Ignition Defect || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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