Consumer Law

New Report: 3400 Americans will be Injured or Killed by Defective GM/Chrysler Cars in First Post-Bankruptcy Year Alone

By Andy Hoffman

Just as the number of states? attorneys general filing objections to the ?bankruptcy loopholes?
contained in the Chrysler/GM bankruptcies reaches 11, our friends at Safety Research & Strategies, Inc. have released a new report, which predicts more than 3,400 Americans will be injured or killed by defects in the companies? vehicles in the first year of the ?post-bankruptcy era? alone?yet still have no way of holding those companies legally accountable.

According to the report, which includes a full state-by state breakdown of defect suits, ?Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and New York lead the nation in Chrysler and GM death and injury claims.?

Meanwhile, said Sean Kane, president and CEO of Safety Research and Strategies, ?There is every reason to conclude that the injury and death rates will continue? because in this economy, people are holding onto their cars longer. 

Full post as published by ThePopTort on June 23, 2009 (boomark / email).