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Judge Stays Older GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuits
The federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to stay rather than dismiss lawsuits filed against General Motors Co. about vehicles made before the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.
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The federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to stay rather than dismiss lawsuits filed against General Motors Co. about vehicles made before the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.
The complaints were prompted by GM's belated recall last year of 2.6 million cars equipped between 2003 and 2011 with defective ignition switches.
Judge Robert Gerber ruled in April that GM is shielded by the terms of its bankruptcy from older claims. But he agreed with plaintiffs it would be "cumbersome" to dismiss the cases before a higher court rules on their appeal of his decision.
Gerber's stay does not affect the status of lawsuits involving recalled GM cars produced after the company's emergence from bankruptcy in July 2009.
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