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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 deadly ignition switch defect, the plaintiffs attorney who unearthed the defect and documents said Monday.…

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 was killed in a crash on March 10, 2010 — her 29th birthday. Her parents…

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 million cars because of faulty ignition switches. The settlement came after assistance from Feinberg. Lawyers…

General Motors Settles Case That Triggered Ignition-Switch Recall – Wall Street Journal By Jeff Bennett and Mike Spector The settlement ends what could have been embarrassing litigation for GM as it works to put the ignition-switch recall that started early last year behind it. Other suits and several investigations, including one being conducted by the…

General Motors Settles Wrongful-Death Suit Again – New York Times By Bill Vlasic A lawyer for the victim’s parents, Ken and Beth Melton, said one aim of the second suit was to force G.M. to admit that it had concealed evidence of the deadly ignition defect. “One of the important issues for the Meltons was…

Melton family settles case against GM over faulty ignition switch – Atlanta Business Chronicle By Ellie Hensley The Meltons exposed an ignition switch defect that GM (NYSE: GM) failed to warn customers about or fix, and it resulted in the auto giant paying out $35 million in civil fines and recalling millions of vehicles. The…

GM settles second ignition-switch lawsuit with parents of Georgia victim – Automotive News By Nick Bunkley The terms of the new settlement are confidential, the lawyers said. Attorney Ken Feinberg, whom GM hired to run its compensation fund for crash victims, “took an active role” in helping the parties reach an out-of-court agreement, the Meltons’…

GM Settles Major Ignition Case in Cobb County – Daily Report By Kathy Tucker The lawsuit over the 2010 death of Brooke Melton, 29, ultimately identified an ignition defect that caused cars to stall at highway speeds, leading to recalls of millions of cars with the faulty switch and launching an avalanche of similar suits.…

GM settles early ignition switch suit – The Detroit News By Michael Wayland General Motors Co. has settled a lawsuit over the death of a 29-year-old woman that helped trigger the recall of 2.59 million cars because of faulty ignition switches. Lawyers representing Ken and Beth Melton, whose daughter Brooke Melton died in a March 2010…

GM settles landmark suit over deadly ignition switches – USA Today By James R. Healey The Meltons were eligible to apply to the fund, but chose instead to sue GM again, claiming it had defrauded them in the original settlement, and offering to repay the amount. “The case is settled,” GM spokesman Jim Cain said,…