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.”
The illusion of safety with industry standards
November 25, 2009
ASTM International, a Pennsylvania-based group that sets voluntary safety standards, last week eliminated its guidelines for drop-side cribs, citing complaints about hardware failures,” as reported in the Bloomberg News on November 24.