The Examiners

It’s up to the courts to decide whether old or new GM is liable for faulty ignition-switch claims. But what do you think? From a legal, practical or ethical point of view, should it

Should bankruptcy be allowed to erase claims that may technically have arisen pre-bankruptcy but which a company’s creditors weren’t aware of at the time?

It’s up to the courts to decide whether old or new GM is liable for faulty ignition-switch claims. But what do you think? From a legal, practical or ethical point of view, should it be?

In the latest installment of The Examiners, our panel of restructuring experts tackles a battle that’s currently being waged in courts throughout the country: whether General Motors Co.’s bankruptcy cleansed it of liability for claims related to its faulty ignition switches.

What does the Delaware Chancery Court’s Rural/Metro ruling mean for advisers to distressed companies? Did the court reach the right conclusion?