Linchpin GM switch case bumped back to state court – USA Today
July 23, 2014/
Linchpin GM switch case bumped back to state court – USA Today
By James Healey
The case that exposed General Motors’ foot-dragging on fatally flawed ignition switches, triggering millions of other GM recalls, federal fines, Congressional investigations and and still-unsettled government probes, got bounced back to state court.
Brooke Melton died on her 29th birthday when the Cobalt’s ignition switch slipped out of “run,” shutting off the power assist to the car’s steering and brakes as she drove. Her parents’ attorney, Lance Cooper, says that’s why she lost control.