Individuals suing General Motors Co. based on an ignition switch defect demand want the judge to announce that the American car maker’s sale in 2009 doesn’t protect in from ignition problem liabilities that linked to multiple car deaths.
In a lawsuit filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York on Monday, attorneys representing families of the victims said the auto manufacturer is wrongfully shielding itself through Bankruptcy Court process, allowing it to easily avoid claims on the ignition switch problem.
The American auto maker argued that the U.S. government would’ve settled to use over $40 billion of tax money for General Motors’ restructure plans and supported protection from liability via a sale request, had it recognized General Motor’s intentional wrongdoing.
Lawyers for the victims already filed multiple class action lawsuits on the ignition switch ignition in courts all over the U.S.
General Motors recalled nearly 3 million vehicles as a result of defective ignition switches. The problem has been linked to over 30 accidents and over a dozen deaths.
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