GM U.S. Bailout Data Shouldn’t Be Secret, Judge Is Told
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The U.S. Treasury’s role in shielding General Motors Co. from car lawsuits after a 2009 bailout of the automaker isn’t confidential and should be made public, the Center for Auto Safety told a federal judge.
The safety association’s president, Clarence Ditlow, now researching GM’s ignition-switch defects, is seeking access to e-mails from Treasury employees that may have told GM to reject responsibility for millions of people who own defective cars or had accidents before the bailout.