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GM accused of deadly recall delay – CNN Money By Peter Valdes-Dapena General Motors has been accused of dragging its feet for a decade on recalling popular compact cars with a defect that was involved in the deaths of at least six people. Read the full story here. 

Lawsuit Says GM Recall Is 10 Years and 6 Deaths Too Late – Wall St. Cheat Sheet By Eric Shaal Lance Cooper, who represented the Georgia woman who died in her Cobalt in 2010, has issued a letter to the NHTSA that says General Motors needs to explain to the agency why it knew of the problem…

Attorney Wants Explanation Why General Motors Ignition Switch Recall Took So Long – Auto World News By Matt Mecuro Lance Cooper, an attorney representing the family of a woman killed four years ago while driving a 2005 Cobalt, is suing the automaker and hopes the NHTSA opens a “Timeliness Query investigation” into Gm over the…

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – TireBusiness.com Lance Cooper, lawyer for Ms. Melton’s estate, told USA Today that Ms. Melton had taken her vehicle to the dealership for ignition switch problems, but did not receive the modification. GM settled the lawsuit by Ms. Melton’s estate, but wouldn’t comment further because…

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – TireBusiness.com By Andrew Furlow Lance Cooper, lawyer for Ms. Melton’s estate, told USA Today that Ms. Melton had taken her vehicle to the dealership for ignition switch problems, but did not receive the modification. GM settled the lawsuit by Ms. Melton’s estate, but wouldn’t…

Court Docs: GM Knew Of Cobalt Problem Before Fatal Crashes And Recall – Jalopnik By Patrick George But as the AP reports, each were high-speed, off-the-road front end crashes on unpaved roads. But Melton died in similar circumstances after her ignition failed, lawyers for her family argued, causing her car to crash. There’s also this from the USA Today story: Melton…

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – Automotive News By Andrew Thurlow Gary Altman, program engineering manager for the Cobalt during its development, said in a deposition last June that while the modification listed in the bulletins was an “improvement, it was not a fix to the issue,” the paper said.…

Why Civil Litigation Matters to Safety: GM Edition – Safety Research & Strategies Inc. If you want to know why civil litigation matters to safety, take these links over to USA Todayand read James Healey’s fine coverage of General Motor’s crappy, nine-years-too late 2005 Cobalt and Pontiac G5 recall, and attorney Lance Cooper’s request to the…

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – Automotive News By Andrew Thurlow Lance Cooper, lawyer for Melton’s estate, told USA Today that Melton had taken her vehicle to the dealership for ignition switch problems, but did not receive the modification. GM settled the lawsuit by Melton’s estate, but wouldn’t comment further because of…

Court Docs: GM Knew Of Cobalt Problem Before Fatal Crashes And Recall – Jalopnik By Patrick George Melton had taken her car into the dealer for ignition switch problems and just picked it up the day before her fatal crash, Lance Cooper, lawyer for Melton’s estate, says. She bought her 2005 Cobalt new in August…