GM Seeks Delay of Suits Pending Bankruptcy Court Ruling
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General Motors Co. asked federal courts in California and Texas to delay lawsuits over faulty cars until a judge rules whether such claims can be brought without violating a sale order in its 2009 bankruptcy case.
A judge’s order approving GM’s sale, which allowed the new GM to come out of bankruptcy with government aid, let the company reject the liabilities of old GM, including claims for damages and those based on design defects, the automaker said in filings in San Francisco and Corpus Christi, Texas.