Posted on 04/15/2014 9:57:47 PM PDT by Olog-hai
General Motors revealed in court filings late Tuesday that it will soon ask a federal bankruptcy judge to shield the company from legal claims for conduct that occurred before its 2009 bankruptcy.
The automaker’s strategy is in a motion filed in a Corpus Christi, Texas, federal court case, and in other cases across the nation that involve the defective ignition switches that have led GM to recall 2.6 million small cars.
The motion asks U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos to delay action on the lawsuit until the bankruptcy court rules and other federal courts decide if the case should be combined with other lawsuits. But GM says it’s not asking to halt action on a motion to force GM to tell customers not to drive their cars that are being recalled. …
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Instead, they should just ask their ol’ buddy for a Presidential Pardon
Oh course they would the POSs.Anybody that buys agubmint motors deserves what they get.
Pre-bankruptcy build liability will be passed off to the GM estate.
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