GM Bankruptcy Approved, But Victims Fight “Far From Over”

Late last night, US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber issued his ruling allowing for the sale of General Motors to move forward – but left the current victims of defective GM vehicles without any real legal recourse.

"It is morally reprehensible that GM will pay for injuries and deaths that occur after the bankruptcy process, but not for the hundreds of victims who have already been hurt by defective GM cars," said CJ&D Executive Director Joanne Doroshow to the Associated Press.

Unlike Chrysler, GM is accepting future liability claims, but those who have already been injured they are completely out of luck.

After the ruling one of the lawyers representing GM victims said he was prepared to appeal the decision, because in part Judge Gerber admitted that the product-liability issue were the “only truly debatable issues in this case.”