EVADING BLAME

GM Seeks Lawsuit Protection

For pre-2009 conduct.

General Motors revealed in court filings Tuesday that the company was seeking a shield against lawsuits regarding pre-2009 bankruptcy conduct. After filing for bankruptcy in 2009, GM split into “Old GM,” known as Motors Liquidation Co., and the new General Motors Co. GM will ask a bankruptcy court in New York to enforce that split and send recent suits involving the infamous defective ignition switch to “Old GM.” “Just like the other ‘ignition switch actions’ that other plaintiffs have filed in the wake of public reports regarding the outstanding recall, this case relates to a vehicle designed, manufactured, originally sold and advertised by Old GM,” the company’s motion says. More than 30 cases against GM have been filed since February, when it emerged that the company was slow to recall faulty vehicles.