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‘It was a cover-up’: New allegations against GM – CNBC By Phil Lebeau Just when it seemed as if the major fireworks surrounding 2.6 million defective—and in some cases deadly—General Motors ignition switches were starting to fade, two lawyers at
Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto Sea Salt Carmel Recall Talenti has issued an allergy alert for its pint sized Sea Salt Carmel Gelato. The product may inadvertently contain peanuts or peanut butter which is not labeled on the packaging. Consuming a
Recall Act would Require Consumers to Repair Safety Defects before Registration Renewal A new bill was introduced in the Senate which would require recall repairs to be made before registration renewals are granted. Last year, the year of recalls, the
‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Led Key GM Plaintiffs From No to Yes – Daily Report By Kathy Tucker Feinberg’s investigation into the Melton’s claim broke the company’s silence on whether the ignition switch defect caused Brooke’s death. Feinberg determined it did, and
Lawsuit That Showed GM Hid Ignition Switch Problem Settled – Daily Report In a statement, Melton family lawyers Lance Cooper and Jere Beasley said that Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to settle thousands of claims against the company
Feinberg helped settle key GM ignition death case – Detroit Free Press By Greg Gardener Depositions in the Melton’s lawsuit led to disclosures that GM engineers knew as early as 2003 that the ignition switches could slip out of the
G.M. Will Face Further Discovery in Broader Class-Action Case – New York Times By Bill Vlasic “The Meltons’ work is done,” said Lance Cooper, one of the lawyers representing Ken and Beth Melton, who sued G.M. twice for manufacturing an
GM Switch Victim’s Lawyer Says Ignition Files Show Cover-Up – Bloomberg Business By Margaret Cronin Fisk and David Welch General Motors Co. executives participated in a cover-up of ignition-switch defects for years before 2014 recalls, according to lawyers for a family whose wrongful-death
Family of GM Ignition-Switch Victim Settles for More Than $5 Million – Wall Street Journal By Mike Spector and Jeff Bennett The family of a Georgia woman whose death helped trigger a recall crisis at General Motors Co. over defective
GM Emails To King & Spalding, Others Show Cover-Up, Atty Says- Law 360 By Sindhu Sundar General Motors Co.’s emails with King & Spalding LLP and other outside counsel show the automaker engaged in a “massive cover-up” to hide its
GM settles second suit with recall whistle-blower – CNN Money The mourning parents who helped expose GM’s coverup of the ignition switch defect have settled a second lawsuit with the company. Brooke Melton was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt when she
GM fund approves 3 new death claims to 67 – The Detroit News By David Shepardson Last week, GM said it had settled a second lawsuit over the death of a 29-year-old woman that helped trigger the recall of 2.59
