Associated Press
The government of Germany wants information from the “old” General Motors about an accident involving a German solider who was seriously injured while riding in a GM truck.
The German government is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to force the parts of GM that are still operating under Chapter 11 protection to produce documents related to its insurance coverage and make certain company officials available for interviews.
German officials wish “to investigate the acts, conduct, property, liabilities, and financial condition” of old GM, and assess the still bankrupt entity’s product liability insurance coverage pertaining to the Alabama incident, according to court papers. Messages left with the old GM were not immediately returned Thursday.
According to court papers, German Army Officer Florian Hinrichs was paralyzed when an uninsured drunk motorist rammed the GM truck he was riding in while stationed at Alabama’s Fort Rucker in Alabama in 2007.
Hinrichs sued GM for millions, saying the truck’s roof and seatbelt system were defective. The German government has paid Hinrichs’ medical bills and wants to receive a portion of any compensation he gets from GM.
Old GM, which refers to itself at Motors Liquidation Co., is the part of the business that remains in bankruptcy after General Motors Co. emerged from Chapter 11 protection earlier this month under the control of the U.S. government.
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