General Motors Company said its Monday night bankruptcy motion “does not address any litigation involving an accident or incident causing personal injury, loss of life or property damage.”
As many 13 deaths may be related to faulty ignition switches in earlier model GM cars.
General Motors Co. filed the bankruptcy motion Monday night in the bankruptcy court of the southern district of New York. It seeks to enforce an injunction contained in its sale order that GM says bars plaintiffs from suing the reorganized company for any claims related to its predecessor, in particular the ongoing charges of company negligence over faulty ignition switches.
GM asserts that the recall involves vehicles “manufactured and sold by Old GM” and asks the court to protect the “New GM” from claims.
The company said in the statement issued today that it has taken responsibility for its actions and will continue to do so.
“GM has also acknowledged that it has civic and legal obligations relating to injuries that may relate to recalled vehicles, and it has retained Kenneth Feinberg to advise the company what options may be available to deal with those obligations,” the statement said.
The company says the lawsuits that are the subject of this motion, most of which purport to be class actions, are brought by or on behalf of individuals who were not injured as the result of any failure of the ignition switch.