Government Motors – I mean – General Motors is doubling down on 363. That’s the magical section of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy code that allows filers to keep the good stuff and discard all the ick – one of the key pieces being liability for harm caused by defective products.

The American Association for Justice and consumer advocates are planning a full court press at today’s hearing before the full House Judiciary Committee on the Chrysler bankruptcy proposal. The groups are fighting to change one of the more egregious provisions. Under the terms that the federal government is advocating, the new and improved post-bankruptcy Chrysler [...]