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Chevy Cobalt Recall Comes 10 Years After Finding Defect – Web Pro News By Emily Greene Brooke Melton of Georgia died in a crash in 2010 in her 2005 Chevy Cobalt she bought new. The data recorder from Melton’s car showed that about two seconds before her crash her car’s ignition went from “run” to…

GM faces tough road ahead as it navigates ignition switch recall – Detroit Free Press By Brent Snavely and Nathan Bomey “It’s our position that criminal penalties should be considered,” said Georgia attorney Lance Cooper, who represented the estate of pediatric nurse Brooke Melton, who was killed in an accident in Georgia. Cooper said the Transportation Recall Enhancement,…

GM adds four models to recall, doubles deaths to 13 – USA Today By James R. Healey and Fred Meier Read the full story here. 

GM expands recall, cites 13 deaths – Fox 59 By Peter Valdes-Dapena GM has been accused of not responding quickly enough to resolve this problem. A Georgia attorney is suing GM on behalf of a woman who died in 2010 while driving a 2005 model year Cobalt. The attorney, Lance Cooper, has also petitioned the…

GM expands recall for ignition problems, cites 13 deaths – WPTV By Peter Valdes-Dapena GM has been accused of not responding quickly enough to resolve this problem. A Georgia attorney is suing GM on behalf of a woman who died in 2010 while driving a 2005 model year Cobalt. The attorney, Lance Cooper, has also…

Lance Cooper Still Pushing for GM Accountability – Advocate Capital Blog Attorney Lance Cooper and his team in Marietta, Georgia recently settled a case against GM on behalf of the estate of a young woman killed in a 2010 crash caused by a defective ignition switch in the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt she was driving.  The “black box”…

GM expands recall, cites 13 deaths – CNN Money By Peter Valdes-Dapena General Motors announced Tuesday that it is expanding a recall of compact cars due to an ignition problem, and has raised the number of deaths resulting from the problem to 13. Read the full story here. 

GM Folds, Where’s the Fine? – Safety Research & Strategies Inc. On the First Day, attorney Lance Cooper called GM out on its recall of the 2005-2007 Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 for an ignition switch problem that, the automaker announced, was linked to six deaths. Cooper had represented the family of 29-year-old Brooke Melton,…

General Motors expands “igniton recall,” cites 13 deaths – Fox 6 Now GM has been accused of not responding quickly enough to resolve this problem. A Georgia attorney is suing GM on behalf of a woman who died in 2010 while driving a 2005 model year Cobalt. The attorney, Lance Cooper, has also petitioned the…