GM assets sales ruling [US BC]

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GM assets sales ruling [US BC]

July 5, 2009 10:52:00 pm

In re: General Motors Corp. et al, US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, July 5, 2009 [approving the sale of assets held by General Motors to a new, government-backed company].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the legal aspects of US automaker bankruptcies.

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