GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – TireBusiness.com Lance Cooper, lawyer for Ms. Melton’s estate, told USA Today that Ms. Melton had taken her vehicle to the dealership for ignition switch problems, but did not receive

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – TireBusiness.com By Andrew Furlow Lance Cooper, lawyer for Ms. Melton’s estate, told USA Today that Ms. Melton had taken her vehicle to the dealership for ignition switch problems, but

Court Docs: GM Knew Of Cobalt Problem Before Fatal Crashes And Recall – Jalopnik By Patrick George But as the AP reports, each were high-speed, off-the-road front end crashes on unpaved roads. But Melton died in similar circumstances after her ignition failed, lawyers for

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – Automotive News By Andrew Thurlow Gary Altman, program engineering manager for the Cobalt during its development, said in a deposition last June that while the modification listed in the

Why Civil Litigation Matters to Safety: GM Edition – Safety Research & Strategies Inc. If you want to know why civil litigation matters to safety, take these links over to USA Todayand read James Healey’s fine coverage of General Motor’s crappy,

GM knew of ignition defect a decade ago, report says – Automotive News By Andrew Thurlow Lance Cooper, lawyer for Melton’s estate, told USA Today that Melton had taken her vehicle to the dealership for ignition switch problems, but did not receive

Court Docs: GM Knew Of Cobalt Problem Before Fatal Crashes And Recall – Jalopnik By Patrick George Melton had taken her car into the dealer for ignition switch problems and just picked it up the day before her fatal crash,

Lawsuit: GM knew of Cobalt ignition problem – USA Today By James R. Healey and Fred Meier Read the full story here. 

Lawyer asks feds to force GM to explain recall timing – Courier Journal “Testimony of GM engineers and documents produced in Melton v. General Motors et. al., show that the automaker actually knew about the defective ignition switch in these vehicles in

Lawsuit: GM knew of Cobalt ignition problem in 2004 – Detroit Free Press By James R. Healey and Fred Meier GM settled the lawsuit by Melton’s estate; the terms are confidential and the automaker said it would not comment because

Lawsuit Claims GM Knew About Deadly Cobalt Problems 10 Years Ago – Cars.com “GM created a snap-on key cover to try to help with the ignition issue and advised dealers in a 2005 technical service bulletin to install the part