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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...
Kirk Hartley
Aug 7, 20151 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jun 20, 20141 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
May 19, 20141 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
May 13, 20141 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
May 9, 20142 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Apr 30, 20142 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Oct 11, 20091 min read
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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)....
Kirk Hartley
Jul 8, 20091 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jul 7, 20091 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jul 7, 20094 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jul 6, 20091 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jul 2, 20094 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jul 1, 20091 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jun 28, 20091 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jun 14, 20093 min read
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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...
Kirk Hartley
Jun 1, 20091 min read
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