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GM Heads Back Into Court – Wall Street Journal By Mike Spector “…Lance Cooper, the lawyer representing the Melton family, said he likely wouldn’t have taken the case had it been relegated to Old GM. GM’s decision to take on
NHTSA Revisits a 2013 Ford Recall After Additional Complaints The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is revisiting a 2013 recall of Ford’s largest pickup trucks. The original recall was to fix a stalling problem, but was limited to 3,000 trucks
GM returns to bankruptcy court seeking legal protection By Greg Gardner, Detroit Free Press …the family of Brooke Melton, the Georgia nurse who died in March 2010 after her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt rolled off a highway near her home, have
Takata, plaintiffs tussle over access to airbag inflators for testing Automotive News Such work has proven crucial in recent defect cases. It was the work of Georgia attorney Lance Cooper that provided the major breakthrough to identify the underlying defect
What you should know about the “Year of Recalls” 2014 definitely amounted to the “year of recalls,” with over 60.5 million vehicles recalled for product defects. Many of the recalls involved defects that could result in severe injury or even
2015 Jeep Cherokee Investigated for Catching on Fire The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee after a California woman posted a video of her brand new vehicle bursting into flames. Just
Just Keep Fighting – Featured Clients Robert and SheriLynn Meyer In August 2008, Robert Meyer was driving a 2006 Chevy Cobalt when he inexplicably lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree. The airbags did not deploy and he
The Safest Vehicles of 2015 With the many dangerous product defects that were exposed on automobiles this year, safety has moved to the top of the priority list for many new car shoppers. The majority of shoppers now weed out
New NHTSA Administrator Plans on Making Big Changes Mark Rosekind was sworn in as NHTSA administrator on December 22, following confirmation by the Senate. Rosekind was quick to point out the flaws of NHTSA in the past and share how
News Release February 6, 2015 The Safety Institute Announces Quarterly Vehicle Safety Watch List: Tracking Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects February 6, 2015 – Today, The Safety Institute is releasing its latest quarterly Vehicle Safety Watch List. For the third quarter in a row, potential power steering issues affecting the
Congratulations to Lance Cooper for being named Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite in 2014 Lance Cooper was nominated by his peers to be part of Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite for personal injury law. The list was compiled from lawyers all across
Household Cleaners Recalled Due to Chemical Hazard The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 83,800 household cleaning products that were mislabeled. The recall includes Mean Green® Super Strength Cleaner and Degreaser and Mean Green® Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser. The
