Showing posts with label Bankruptcy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bankruptcy. Show all posts
Friday, October 27, 2023

Alex Jones must pay families of Sandy Hook shooting victims despite bankruptcy -- UPDATED

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October 21, 2023 If you have been following the news about the lawsuit filed by the surviving families of the Sandy Hook school shooting aga...
Saturday, April 29, 2017

US Supreme Court denies cert in ignition switch defects case

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Last year, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against General Motors' argument that it could not be liable for damages ...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit holds GM can be liable for injuries caused before it filed for bankruptcy

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Last year I wrote about the possibility that a large number of lawsuits filed against General Motors could be dismissed as a result of the f...
Thursday, December 3, 2015

Plaintiffs suing General Motors over faulty ignition switches can seek punitive damages despite GM's reorganization after bankruptcy

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Back in May I wrote about the possibility that a large number of lawsuits filed against General Motors could be dismissed following a ruli...
Friday, May 15, 2015

G.M.’s Ignition Switch Death Toll Hits 100, but many claims may be dismissed because of the effect of the company's 2009 bankruptcy

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The consequences of General Motors’ long-delayed recall of defective small cars hit a grim milestone recently, when the company’s compensati...
Monday, October 13, 2014

Washington State Supreme Court decides "uncollectability" is not an element of a legal malpractice cause of action

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As you probably know, if a legal malpractice claim is based on alleged negligent conduct in handling a litigation, the plaintiff has to argu...
Sunday, August 17, 2014

Court reopens case against GM even though plaintiffs had agreed to settlement

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Last July I reported on an attempt to re open a case against GM based on an allegation that the plaintiffs would not have settled had they ...
Monday, July 21, 2014

NY Times article with details on the GM compensation fund

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As you know by now, GM has announced a limited compensation fund for some of the victims of injuries caused by their defective cars.  I comm...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

One more problem looming for GM: what did they know back in 2009 during bankruptcy proceeding and other settled cases

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A few days ago I commented on GM's proposed compensation fund and, among other things, noted that the fund would not take into account ...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Chart on GM recalls

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You are not alone if you have lost count of the many different recalls by GM.  But don't worry, someone prepared a chart .

GM announces compensation fund for some victims of injuries caused by their defective cars

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At the same time GM has announced more recalls, it has announced a limited compensation fund for some of the victims of injuries caused by ...
Monday, June 30, 2014

More updates and a podcast on the GM continuing saga

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Some headlines: GM is recalling another 7.6 million vehicles GM Settlements to be Paid for Accidents Where Airbags Did Not Deploy Podc...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

More updates on the GM debacle and now on other automakers too.

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News and comments regarding General Motors keep piling up and none of it is good for the automaker.  I have been very busy this summer and h...
Monday, June 16, 2014

More comments on the GM debacle

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The debacle surrounding GM's car recalls, lawsuits and corporate culture has generated a great debate on issues related to torts, safety...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Article criticizing GM and its legal strategies

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The PopTort has a short post on GM and its legal strategies here .
Thursday, April 17, 2014

GM seeking protection from lawsuits

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Now that there is a real possibility that GM will be sued for damages related to defective cars, GM is seeking a declaratory judgment from ...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Will a criminal investigation of the oil spill affect civil cases?

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Law.com is reporting that the U.S. Justice Department's decision to open a criminal investigation into the Gulf Coast oil spill is threa...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Bankruptcy Judge has had enough

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US Bankruptcy Judge Alan Jaroslovsky has had enough incompetent lawyers appearing in his courtroom; so he has given them the following notic...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Compensation fund created in Peanut Corp bankruptcy but not in Chrysler bankruptcy

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As part of the bankruptcy proceedings for Peanut Corporation of America, which processed and distributed millions of pounds of contaminated ...
Thursday, October 1, 2009

Chrysler wrongful death settlement approved by bankruptcy court

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A bankruptcy judge has approved a $24 million settlement for the family of a California longshoreman who brought a wrongful death lawsuit ag...