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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 7, 2015
    • 1 min

    Finally, Equitable Mootness May Be Dead, At Least in the Third Circuit?

    Hurray, equitable mootness appears to be dead, at least in the 3rd Circuit. What is it? In short form, it’s a (nonsensical) rationale for...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jun 20, 2014
    • 1 min

    GM To Waive At Least Some Theoretic Bankruptcy Defense to Claims Arising from Ignition Switch Defect

    Are bankruptcy court injunctions enforceable when they cut off personal injury claims and related rights of co-defendants without...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 19, 2014
    • 1 min

    Will The Lawyers Be Hit for GM’s Failures on its Switch Problem?

    The NYT ran a weekend article suggesting GM’s lawyers are “a focus” of the ongoing internal investigation by Anton Valukas regarding GM’s...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 13, 2014
    • 1 min

    A New Twist for GM – Litigants Seeking to Undo Prior Settlements Based on Alleged Fraudulent C

    GM now faces a new twist in its ongoing problems arising from the switch fiasco. The twist is a new lawsuit seeking to undo a prior...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 9, 2014
    • 2 min

    Some Overview Information for the General Motors Asbestos Trust

    GM has been in the news of late as to the implications of its 2009 bankruptcy for the switch recall litigation. So, a brief overview of...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 30, 2014
    • 2 min

    Update on the Federal Loss on GM – and Relevance to the GM Switch Issues

    April 30, 2014 news reports say that the US treasury now reports losing $11.2 billion on the GM takeover fiasco, and has written off its...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Oct 11, 2009
    • 1 min

    Transcript of June 25 GM Hearing on Withdrawal of Request for Asbestos Futures Representative

    As a result of bugging the clerk’s office and the court reporter’s office, the transparency-blocking 90 day veil has now been lifted...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 8, 2009
    • 1 min

    GM – Denial of Stay of Asset Sale and Denial of 2d Circuit Direct Appeal – “Equita

    In GM, Judge Gerber denied a stay of the asset sale and denied a direct appeal to the 2d Circuit; the order is here (Docket No. 3046)....
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 7, 2009
    • 1 min

    Some Bondholders Give Up in GM

    An AmLaw blog article here reports some GM bondholders are not appealing because they lack funds to fight after Judge Gerber refused to...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 7, 2009
    • 4 min

    Asbestos Claimants Appeal in GM and Seek Appeal to the Second Circuit, as Do Individual Accident Vic

    The Ad Hoc Committee of Asbestos Claimants notice of appeal in GM is here but says only that an appeal is taken (Docket No. 2988). The...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 6, 2009
    • 1 min

    GM Asset Sale Plan Approved by Judge Gerber; Some Individual Car Crash Victims Already Have Appealed

    The General Motors chapter 11 asset sale was approved on Sunday night in an opinion that is 50 pages, plus appendices. The opinion is...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 2, 2009
    • 4 min

    GM Hearings Update – Asbestos Plaintiff’s Lawyers Argue and Lose But No Timely or Free T

    Yesterday, representatives of the asbestos plaintiff’s bar argued in opposition to the terms of GM’s proposed asset sale, as briefly...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 1, 2009
    • 1 min

    GM Court Denies Relief Sought By Asbestos Claimants for Futures Representative and No Decision on Se

    In the GM bankruptcy, Judge Gerber has entered today his order [Docket No. 2857] denying the asbestos claimant’s motion for appointment...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jun 28, 2009
    • 1 min

    GM Agrees to Assume Future Product Liability Claims and Asbestos Plaintiffs File Deposition Notices

    The Wall Street Journal for June 29 is reporting that GM agreed to assume the financial burden of future product liability claims. The...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jun 14, 2009
    • 3 min

    In GM, Asbestos Claimants Request Appointment of a Futures Representative est Request for

    The Ad Hoc Committee seeking to represent the interests of asbestos claimants in GM filed a motion [Docket 478] requesting appointment of...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jun 1, 2009
    • 1 min

    GM Bankruptcy Underway and the Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Already Have Appeared in Force

    The free version of the GM docket is located here. The case is assigned to Judge Gerber, who has been handling the Thompson-Hayward...
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