Publication Date: 2016-07-18
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
Industry: Automotive
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Straub, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Creditors-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Celestine Elliott, Lawrence Elliott, and Berenice Summerville, and Appellants-Cross-Appellees Sesay and Bledsoe Plaintiffs: Gary Peller, Washington, D.C. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Plaintiffs: Andrew M. Volk, on the brief, Steven W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington, and Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, California, and Rachel J. Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, and Edward S. Weisfelner, David J. Molton, Howard S. Steel, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, New York, and Sandra L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C., Dallas Texas. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Pre-Closing Accident Plaintiffs: Gregory W. Fox, on the brief, William P. Weintraub, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York. For Appellant-Cross-Appellee Doris Powledge Phillips: Joshua P. Davis, Josh Davis Law Firm, Houston, Texas. For Appellants Groman Plaintiffs: Alexander H. Schmidt, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York, and Jonathan L. Flaxer, Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, New York.
for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant General Motors LLC: Scott Davidson, on the brief, Arthur J. Steinberg, King & Spalding LLP, New York, New York, and Merritt E. McAlister, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, and Edward L. Ripley, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas, and Richard C. Godfrey, Andrew B. Bloomer, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois. For Trustee-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Wilmington Trust Company: Adam H. Offenhartz, Aric H. Wu, Lisa H. Rubin, Gabriel K. Gillett, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Creditors-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Participating Unitholders: Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., and Daniel H. Golden, Deborah J. Newman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York.
Case Number: 15-2844-bk(L)
Cite as: Motors Liquidation, 15-2844-bk, NYLJ 1202762885155, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 13, 2016) CASE NAME In The Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, De