Bloomberg Law
Jan. 7, 2019, 9:14 PM UTC

‘New GM’ Challenges Liability for Some Injuries in Ignition Case

Martina Barash
Martina Barash
Reporter

General Motors LLC wants a federal court to throw out certain ignition-switch defect personal injury claims that are based on the liability of its bankrupt predecessor.

The latest legal battle centers on which state’s laws apply to plaintiffs in 12 states. GM argues three states’ laws on successor liability apply to the plaintiffs’ claims and preclude them from holding “New GM” responsible for their injuries.

The court already dismissed economic-loss claims by consumers in 10 jurisdictions against New GM as the successor of “Old GM,” because those states would apply Delaware, Maryland, or New York law, the company said a ...

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