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Originally Posted by TheReaper
It could go either way.
GM, however, could still have protection on any claims against it for crashes involving the vehicles prior to July 2009. As part of its bankruptcy reorganization, product claims were separated from the new company's liabilities. Lawyers, however, could try to get that shield removed if it can be shown that GM executives knowingly misled the bankruptcy court about the threat posed by the switches.
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Wouldn't it have to be the current GM executives that concealed the information?
I think the NHTSA needs to be held at least partially responsible for failing to act on the crash information and doing their own investigation. Which in other cases have have done more with less information.