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  1. October 03, 2016

    GM Loses Bid To Put Ignition Switch Decision On Hold

    The Second Circuit on Friday rejected General Motors' request to put on hold a ruling reviving legal claims over ignition-switch defects previously blocked by the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy sale until after the U.S. Supreme Court determined whether it will hear the case.

  2. September 21, 2016

    GM Asks 2nd Circ. To Pause Bankruptcy Shield Ruling

    General Motors on Wednesday asked the Second Circuit to put on ice its recent decision that struck down bankruptcy court orders shielding the post-bankruptcy version of the company from liability for ignition-switch defects while it appeals that ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  3. September 14, 2016

    2nd Circ. Won't Rethink GM Bankruptcy Shield Ruling

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday turned down General Motors' request that it rethink its decision that struck down bankruptcy court orders that shielded the post-bankruptcy iteration of the company from liability for ignition-switch defects due to a 2009 asset sale.

  4. August 11, 2016

    2nd Circ. Should Flip GM Ignition-Defect Ruling, NAM Says

    The National Association of Manufacturers on Wednesday put its support behind General Motors LLC as the automaker urges the Second Circuit to reverse a decision striking down bankruptcy court orders that protected the new iteration of the company from liability for ignition-switch defects due to an asset sale.

  5. August 10, 2016

    GM Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear Ignition Switch Dispute

    General Motors Corp. urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to rehear a case that opened up the company to liability claims related to ignition switch defects, saying the appeals court had wrongly found the 2009 sale of the automaker's assets that gave the company legal cover violated victims' due process rights.

  6. July 27, 2016

    GM Will Seek High Court Review If 2nd Circ. Won't Flip Ruling

    General Motors intends to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Second Circuit decision that opened it to liability claims related to ignition switch defects if the full appeals court doesn't modify or reverse the decision, according to a joint statement the parties in a New York product liability class action sent to the judge Monday.

  7. July 15, 2016

    2nd Circ. Says 'Buyer Beware' In GM Ruling On Ch. 11 Sale

    By reviving ignition-switch claims against General Motors, the Second Circuit has sent a strong message that the "free and clear" provisions of a Chapter 11 sale will not necessarily shield a purchaser from liability if the seller fails to notify parties that could have potential claims against a debtor.

  8. July 13, 2016

    GM Ignition Switch Claims Resurrected By 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday struck down bankruptcy decisions that shielded General Motors from liability related to ignition switch defects, saying a 2009 sale of the automakers' assets that provided the company with legal cover violated potential victims' rights to due process.

  9. March 15, 2016

    2nd Circ. Has Doubts About New GM's Ch. 11 Liability Shield

    A Second Circuit panel appeared troubled Tuesday by a landmark bankruptcy ruling that largely shields the post-Chapter 11 version of General Motors from liability tied to deadly ignition-switch defects, with one appellate judge wondering how the decision could have been made in the bankruptcy context at all.

  10. February 23, 2016

    Old GM Creditors Say New GM Is Liable In Car Buyer Suits

    The trust representing creditors of General Motors Co.'s bankruptcy estate told the Second Circuit on Monday that drivers suing the car company over drops in vehicle value stemming from a deadly ignition switch defect have correctly directed their claims at New GM.

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