A group of General Motors stockholders has been denied a chance to file a derivative lawsuit over the company’s ignition-switch troubles, with the Court of Chancery rejecting arguments that the board of directors was conflicted by potential personal liability for the faulty switches.

The plaintiffs in In re General Motors Derivative Litigation argued the board did not create proper systems to more quickly identify the risks posed by the ignition switches or the legal liability those risks raised.

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