Legal Opinion
In re Motors Liquidation Co.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 9, 2015No. Case No.: 09-50026 (REG) (Jointly Administered)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON IMPUTATION, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, AND OTHER NO-STRIKE AND NO-DISMISSAL PLEADINGS ISSUES
ROBERT E. GERBER, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE:
Table of Contents
Findings of Fact... 109
*1061. Background... 109
2. Facts Relevant to Imputation.. .110
3. Facts Relevant to Punitive Damages... Ill
The Bankruptcy Court’s Role on These Motions... 113
Discussion.. .113
I. The Imputation Issue... 114
II. The Punitive Damages Issue... 116
A. The Posi^Closing Accident Plaintiffs’ Three Pathways... 117(1) Pathway # 1: Assumption . of Claims for Punitive Damages.. .117(2) Pathway #2: Information “Inherited” by New…
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In re Motors Liquidation Co.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
- In re Motors Liquidation Co.: Those Certain Post-Closing AccidentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
- In re Motors Liquidation Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2017
- Fleck v. General Motors LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- In re Motors Liquidation Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2017
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