Issues
Hardest hit victims of the auto bankruptcy -Those injured in accidents may not get their day in court
June 4, 2009
by Herb Weisbaum
MSNBC.com
We’ve all heard about the financial hardships caused by the bankruptcies of Chrysler and General Motors. Employees, dealers and stockholders have all been hurt. But there are other victims who are not as visible: the customers who were injured in defective vehicles made by these companies. This is their story.
Obama’s GM Plan Looks Like a Raw Deal
WALL STREET JOURNAL
MAY 29, 2009
Obama’s GM Plan Looks Like a Raw Deal
Congress, not a secret task force, should decide the company’s fate.
By RALPH NADER and ROBERT WEISSMAN
What public purposes animate the government’s planned rescue of General Motors Corp?
Bitter fruit – New fear in Chrysler bankruptcy: Liability claims may be voided
By Curt Guyette
Metro Times
5/20/09
At the end of March, President Barack Obama gave a speech intended to reassure consumers worried about buying vehicles from a U.S. automaker facing the possibility of bankruptcy.
Obama sets strict limits on car exhaust emissions
May 20, 2009
"Even if people don’t change their driving habits, they will still be using a lot less gas," said Dan Becker of the Safe Climate Campaign. "In the meantime we can dramatically cut emissions and signal to the rest of the world that the US gets it and is getting serious about doing something about the thing we do worst, which is cars."
Chrysler & GM Bailouts & Bankruptcies
BACKGROUND
– “Limiting Successor Liability for Future Tort Claims”, St John’s University 2014
– Letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner from the International Association of Lemon Law Administrators – 4/21/09
Obama sets tough new fuel standards
May 20, 2009
Kick Starting Better Mileage
May 22, 2009
Analysts Mull White House’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards
May 19, 2009
DANIEL BECKER, Safe Climate Campaign: The automakers are weaker. They’ve run out of rope. The Congress won’t listen to them anymore. The Supreme Court told the government to get with it and create standards like these. And the president finally pulled the plug and said, "All right, we’re going to get you guys together and we’re going to make this progress."
Obama To Announce Auto Pollution Plan
May 19, 2009
"This is the biggest single step we can take to curb global warming," said Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign.