AAJ Forum Leader Romanucci & Blandin ask your help to protect consumer rights
This weekend, a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of GM – leaving those currently injured by defective vehicles in the dust. Last week, the courts provided a partial win for GM vehicle owners by saying those injured in a defective vehicle from the date of sale forward can pursue a claim. However, all pending cases are wiped out by the bankruptcy agreement, including current and future asbestos cases.
AAJ is working with Members of Congress in the House and Senate to restore the rights of people injured by GM and Chrysler. Because legislation will be the only way to ensure everyone has the right to bring a case against Chrysler or GM, HR 3088, the Jeremy Warriner Consumer Protection Act of 2009 has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Jeremy Warriner lost his legs when he was in a tragic auto accident. Investigators discovered the plastic brake fluid container was defective, and caused a major explosion. Jeremy would have walked away from the accident had it not been for this defect. This bill will require an automobile manufacturer that the Federal Government has an ownership interest in or that has an outstanding loan from the Federal Government to purchase liability insurance from an insurance company, and we will be working hard to get this bill passed. We will keep bringing you progress updates.
PLEASE CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. IT IS VITAL TO THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMER RIGHTS.
