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3 things the GM hearing exposed: Leaks, blurred lines and a media circus – Automotive News By Gabe Nelson Similarly, Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., praised Lance Cooper, the Georgia attorney who almost singlehandedly turned up the defect and forced GM’s hand while representing the family of a woman who was killed in a Cobalt with…

GM expands key system recall after class action filed – Washington Examiner According to GM, nearly 100,000 of the faulty ignition switches were sold to auto dealers and wholesalers, and that approximately 90,000 were used for repairs. In addition to Grant & Eisenhofer, consumers are represented by attorneys from Baron & Budd and The Cooper…

Document Shows GM Engineer Approved Ignition Switch Change – NBC By Talesha Reynolds, Gabe Gutierrez and Rich Gardella GM engineer Ray DeGiorgio was deposed by the Meltons’ attorneys, and testified that he was lead engineer for the switch. When asked if he had signed off on the change in the part, which was supplied by…

GM Recall: Why Didn’t NHTSA Act? Was There a Cover-up? – The Fiscal Times By Marilyn W. Thompson and Paul Lienert “We certainly did not approve a detent plunger design change,” DeGiorgio said last April in a deposition taken by plaintiff’s attorney Lance Cooper. DeGiorgio identified himself as the “main responsible engineer” for the ignition switch…

GM Recall: Why Didn’t NHTSA Act? Was There a Cover-up? – The Fiscal Times By Marilyn W. Thompson and Paul Lienert “We certainly did not approve a detent plunger design change,” DeGiorgio said last April in a deposition taken by plaintiff’s attorney Lance Cooper. DeGiorgio identified himself as the “main responsible engineer” for the ignition…

An Engineer’s Eureka Moment With a G.M. Flaw – New York Times By Bill Vlasic Read the full story here. 

GM hasn’t recalled all defective cars, lawsuits allege – TireBusiness.com By Nick Bunkley The lawyer in that case, Lance Cooper, forced GM to turn over hundreds of documents and deposed about a dozen GM engineers. Some of the information Mr. Cooper gathered appears publicly for the first time in the new lawsuit. Read the full…

GM Recall Accused of Missing Cobalts With Faulty Ignition – Bloomberg By Linda Sandler Lance Cooper, a solo practitioner in Georgia who represents the family of a woman who died in a Cobalt crash in 2010, is one of the attorneys for plaintiffs in the San Francisco suit. He sent government regulators a letter last month saying…

GM Recall Accused of Missing Cobalts With Faulty Ignition – Bloomberg By Linda Sandler Lance Cooper, a solo practitioner in Georgia who represents the family of a woman who died in a Cobalt crash in 2010, is one of the attorneys for plaintiffs in the San Francisco suit. He sent government regulators a letter last month saying…

GM misled grieving families on lethal car flaw  It had known about faulty switch in cars – The Boston Globe By Hilary Stout, Bill Vlasic, Danielle Ivory and Rebecca R. Ruiz  During the depositions, Lance Cooper, a lawyer for the Melton family, deposed Victor Hakim, a senior manager at GM. Cooper read more than 80…