Chrysler & GM Bailouts & Bankruptcies

BACKGROUND

- Letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner from the International Association of Lemon Law Administrators - 4/21/09

- Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow On Auto Industry Bankruptcies Before the House Judiciary Committee - 5/21/09

- Memorandum to Steven Rattner from Ralph Nader re: GM and Chrysler - 5/22/09

- Obama's Plan Looks Like a Raw Deal - 5/29/09

- Hardest hit victims of the auto bankruptcy -Those injured in accidents may not get their day in court - 6/4/09

- Reid/Durban Letter to Auto Task Force - 6/25/09

- Product Liability, Warranty, and Lemon Law Claims for New GM and Chrysler - 9/22/09

CHRYSLER

- CAS Objection to Chrysler's Sale of Assets - 5/19/09

- Bitter fruit - New fear in Chrysler bankruptcy: Liability claims may be voided - 5/20/09

- Chrysler Bankruptcy Could Leave Victims of Defective Vehicles With No Legal Recourse; Taxpayers Bail Out Detroit While Companies Resist Safety Improvements - 5/21/09

- Consumer Groups Call for Reversal of Bankruptcy Court’s Decision to Exempt Chrysler from Accountability - 6/3/09

- U.S. Pushed Fiat Deal on Chrysler - 6/6/09

- CAS Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Oppose Chrysler Bankruptcy Provisions - 6/9/09

- U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Letter to Chrysler - 6/9/09

- Consumer Advice from Prof. Norman I. Silber, Hofstra University School of Law - 6/11/09

- Chrysler Class Action Lawsuits - 6/19/09

- FTC Used Car Disclosure Petition on Chrysler Product Liability Waiver - 7/2/09

- Press Release re: FTC Petition - 7/2/09

- Chrysler Bankruptcy Court Decision - 8/5/09

- Letter to Congress from Chrysler - 8/27/09

- Chrysler to Accept More Product Liability Claims - 8/27/09

- Bankruptcy Puts Brakes on Lawsuit (VIDEO) - 10/5/09

- Supreme Court Vacates Chrysler Decision (.PDF) - 12/14/09

- US Supreme Court Drops Bombshell "Summary Disposition" Vacating 2d Circuit's Chrysler Decision - 12/14/09

GENERAL MOTORS

- Critics Say Auto Watchdog Agency Needs Real Teeth - 8/5/10

- District Court opinion affirming decision of Bankruptcy Court - 4/13/10

- U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Letter to General Motors - 6/9/09

- General Motors Roof Crush Lawsuits - 6/18/09

- General Motors C/K Fuel Fed Fire Litigation - 6/18/09

- General Motors Seat Back Collapse Litigation - 6/18/09

- General Motors Class Action Lawsuits - 6/19/09

- Objecting to the GM 363 Sale's Treatment of Product Liability Claims: Stepping Into The Fray - 6/19/09

- CAS Objection to General Motors 363 Motion - 6/19/09

- Memorandum in support of CAS Objection to General Motors 363 Motion - 6/19/09

- Exhibit A to Memorandum in support of CAS Objection - 6/19/09

- Accident Victims Stand to Lose in GM Deal - 6/30/09

- General Motors Bankruptcy Court Decision - 7/5/09

- General Motors Bankruptcy Court Order - 7/5/09

- Final GM Master Sale and Purchase Agreement - 7/5/09

- Notice of Appeal of GM Bankruptcy Decision - 7/6/09

- GM Gets to Dump its Polluted Sites - 8/7/09

- Chrysler decision bodes well for GM claimants - 12/15/09