Couple Accuses GM of Lying, Refiles Suit Over Daughter’s Crash Death – NBC
By Rich Gardella and Gave Gutierrez
“The Meltons would not have settled their case if they had known of the perjury and concealment of critical evidence,” said the Melton’s lawyer, Lance Cooper, who has also asked the court to sanction GM. “It is now apparent that GM’s plan was to resolve the Meltons’ claims before disclosing the Cobalt ignition switch design changes.”
Read the original NBCNews.com story about the Meltons’ lawsuit.
Ken and Beth Melton said they had thought “long and hard” before refiling their claim. “Ultimately,“ they said in a statement, “we decided that GM should not be allowed to get away with what they did in the previous lawsuit.”