How GM ignition scandal got started in Atlanta – Atlanta Business Chronicle By Ellie Hensley General Motors Co.’s faulty ignition switch recalls have dominated national headlines recently. What many don’t know is that it was an Atlanta attorney, Lance Cooper, who

Parents Who Regret GM Deal Fight to Keep Case in Cobb – The Daily Report GM wants to relocate case to US court as first step in moving it to bankruptcy court By Kathy Tucker “It’s not only wrong, it’s

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Lawyers: GM seeks bankruptcy shield from lawsuit – MSN By Tom Krisher AP Cooper and Beasley say moving the case to federal court would allow the company to use the bankruptcy to send claims to the old GM. Ken and

Lawyers warn GM of punitive risk if ignition defect customers go to trial – Lawyer Herald According to a report by investigator Anton Valukas, an injury case brought by attorney Lance Cooper was settled by GM for $5 million in

GM to pay out defect victims – Business Day An injury case brought by lawyer Lance Cooper was settled for $5m in September. This happened after an adviser warned GM of a “substantial adverse verdict” if a jury heard that

Lawyers: GM seeks bankruptcy shield from Georgia crash lawsuit – The Detroit News By Tom Krisher Lawyers for a Georgia family that is trying to reopen a wrongful death lawsuit against General Motors say the company is trying to move

GM Georgia move may preview handling of switch injury litigation – Automotive News Lawyer Lance Cooper of Marietta, Ga., filed the suit in 2011. GM paid Melton’s family $5 million in 2013, according to a report by investigator Anton Valukas,

GM Takes Georgia Ignition Defect Case To Federal Court – Law 360 By Sindhu Sundar Lance Cooper and Jere Beasley, attorneys for Ken and Beth Melton in their challenge to GM’s settlement of a case over their daughter Brooke Melton’s death,

GM Georgia Move Previews Handling of Switch Injury Claims – Bloomberg By Linda Sandler and Patrick Lee Lawyer Lance Cooper of Marietta, Georgia, filed the suit in 2011. GM paid Melton’s family $5 million in 2013, according to a report by investigator Anton

Schnurman: GM turning failure around – Dallas News By Mitchell Schnurman “The GM report stands apart for revealing so many details, and that’s helpful,” said Lance Cooper, a Georgia attorney who discovered the faulty ignition switch while working on a wrongful-death

GM accused of hiding from reopened lawsuit – In Auto News Lance Cooper and Jere Beasley, the plaintiffs lawyers, are now trying to reopen a case settled before the ignition switch recall became public – with Ken and Beth Melton