Personal Injury Law

General Motors attempts to leave injured families behind in the bankruptcy process

By Hurley, McKenna & Murtz

American Association for Justice President Les Weisbrod, released an urgent action alert on June 29, 2009 asking all those who seek justice to contact the White House immediately to keep GM from abandoning over 300 people injured by serious defects in their vehicles.

The Obama Administration?s Auto Task-Force, which falls within the Treasury Department, is responsible for the decision allowing GM to leave injured families behind in the bankruptcy process. This is upsetting especially because GM ?decided last Friday to take responsibilities for injuries caused by vehicles in the future.?

Mr. Weisbrod called on American consumers to tell GM they ?will not stand for leaving hundreds of injured families behind in the GM bankruptcy process? will not buy their cars until these families are protected, [and] will not stop speaking up until GM takes full responsibility for injuries caused by all GM cars.?

Hurley, McKenna & Mertz in Chicago handles product liability cases against automakers when severe injuries are involved. I feel strongly as both an American consumer and a personal injury lawyer that filing for bankruptcy should not give companies a free ticket to abandon those previously injured by their products.

Full post as published by Illinois Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Blog on July 01, 2009 (boomark / email).