In GM bankruptcy, an ex-con and hedge funds find common ground
October 13, 2014Source: ReutersRoger Dean Gillispie, a former General Motors security guard, spent 20 years in an Ohio prison for rape until a federal court ordered him released in 2011. Now he wants...
View ArticleGM CEO Mary Barra Forced to Give Up Award
Authored by Peter Flaherty and originally posted on National Legal and Policy Center.General Motors has announced that CEO Mary Barra will not attend a ceremony on November 17 at which she was...
View ArticleUAW Wears Out Welcome at Alabama Mercedes Plant
Originally published on National Legal and Policy Center.When it comes to organizing German-owned facilities in the U.S., the United Auto Workers can't be accused of shyness - or it would seem,...
View ArticleOld GM Creditor Trust Says Defect Liability Lies With New GM
December 19, 2014Source: Law360The trust representing creditors of General Motors Co.’s bankruptcy estate says that the car company is unfairly trying to skirt lawsuits over drops in vehicle value...
View ArticleDid GM Bailout Cost Lives?
Originally published on National Legal and Policy Center.The death toll for General Motors' faulty ignition switch victims continues to rise with the last reported number being 42. There has been...
View ArticleObama Claims Bailout Success as GM Falsely Claims Best December Sales in 7 Years
Originally published on National Legal and Policy Center.President Obama traveled to Michigan this week to declare the auto bailout a success. Interestingly, he toured a Ford plant. The company did not...
View Article2nd Circ. Holds JPMorgan To Faulty Mayer Brown Loan Deal
January 21, 2015Source: Law360The Second Circuit on Wednesday invalidated JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s claim to secured interest on a $1.5 billion loan to General Motors Corp.’s bankruptcy predecessor,...
View ArticleGM Shareholders Shafted as UAW Cashes in on Preferred Stock Buybacks
Originally published on National Legal and Policy Center.General Motors recently announced that it bought back preferred stock from the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust and the Canadian government....
View ArticleHarry Wilson’s Teamsters Connection and the Return of Government Motors
Originally published on National Legal and Policy Center.Is the fix in? General Motors is acting like it faces a major decision in responding to the self-nomination of Harry Wilson for its board of...
View ArticleIs GM Shielded From Ignition Switch Defect Liability? Hearing Highlights...
Authored by Ben Feder, and originally published on BankruptcyLawInsights.com.Judge Robert Gerber will be stepping down at the end of this year, ending a storied judicial career highlighted by his...
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