As reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Attorneys general in 11 states, including Missouri and Illinois, have filed objections to General Motors Corp.’s reorganization plan. They have asked the bankruptcy court in Manhattan to reject the sale of most of GM’s assets to a ‘new’ GM unless there is stronger consumer protection.” The filing “asks that the sale exclude a product-liability shield.”

Swine flu vaccine recall
The New York Times has reported that, “Sanofi-aventis,” a producer of one type of swine flu vaccine has recalled 800,000 doses of the vaccine due to lack of potency.