A U.S. appeals court shielded General Motors Co. from punitive damages stemming from alleged misconduct from before the auto maker’s 2009 bankruptcy, limiting its liability for faulty ignition ...

General Motors Co <GM.N> will not have to face dozens of lawsuits accusing it of concealing an ignition-switch defect that led to the recall of 2.6 million vehicles, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ...

GM has offered a compensation plan to those affected by the faulty ignition switches, including incidents that occurred before its bankruptcy.

General Motors will not have to face dozens of lawsuits accusing it of concealing an ignition-switch defect that has been blamed for more than 200 deaths and serious injuries, a U.S. bankruptcy ...