3 things the GM hearing exposed: Leaks, blurred lines and a media circus – Automotive News
By Gabe Nelson
Similarly, Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., praised Lance Cooper, the Georgia attorney who almost singlehandedly turned up the defect and forced GM’s hand while representing the family of a woman who was killed in a Cobalt with a defective ignition switch.
Republicans tend to favor tort reform that makes it tougher for trial lawyers to secure settlements from corporations, but Gingrey called Cooper a “great plaintiff’s attorney.”