Lawyers for General Motors faced skepticism from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Tuesday as the automaker argued that a bankruptcy court’s order protecting it from most pre-2009 ignition switch defect claims should be affirmed.
Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber ruled in April 2015 that a preponderance of the defect suits were barred by the provisions of the bankruptcy sale order he entered in July 2009, which transferred GM’s assets to a reconstituted “New GM,” which was “free and clear” of claims against the pre-bankruptcy entity.
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