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, Accountability and Documentation Act, which Congress enacted in 2000, allows the government to enact criminal penalties when an automaker intentionally hides information about a recall.