Personal injury claimants unsure after GM and Chrysler bankruptcies
PEOPLE bringing personal injury claims against US car giants General Motors and Chrysler have asked Congress to ensure that their cases won’t be forgotten and compensation can still be awarded after both companies filed for bankrupcy.
A number of consumer groups who have examined Chrysler’s bankrupcy ruling, which took place in New York at the end of May, say it absolves the new company of old responsibilities, including personal injury claims.
Now the Centre for Justice and Democracy has urged Congressional action to prevent any personal injury claims against GM being thrown out in the future.
Its executive director, Joanne Doroshow, has also called upon Chrysler to create a $300 million fund – and for GM to establish an even larger fund, because of its size – to cover an existing or future personal injury claims.