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11-20-2019, 10:02 AM
Filed under: Government/Legal (https://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/),Chevrolet (https://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet),Pontiac (https://www.autoblog.com/pontiac),Saturn (https://www.autoblog.com/saturn),Safety (https://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/)
https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims3/GLOB/crop/3000x1688+0+94/resize/800x450!/format/jpg/quality/85/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-images/2019-11/dd879b70-0ba6-11ea-bfe6-babbf6c951d7 A federal appeals court said General Motors Co is not liable for punitive damages over accidents that occurred after its 2009 bankruptcy and involved vehicles it produced earlier, including vehicles with faulty ignition switches. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said on Tuesday that the automaker did not agree to contractually assume liability for punitive damages as part of its federally-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. GM filed for bankruptcy in June 2009, and its best assContinue reading GM isn't liable for punitive damages in ignition switch cases (https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/20/gm-not-liable-punitive-damages-ignition-switch/)
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