The Obama administration backed away from a plan to sell the automaker to Fiat free and clear of tort claims, after an intense campaign by you-know-who. "A vow to wreck the new business by suing dealers and suppliers helped, too." [Steve Korris, Legal NewsLine/W.V. Record]

P.S. A different view from Day on Torts (future product liability claims cut off, effect on in-progress claims and judgments less clear, appeal expected). Related: Kirk Hartley.