GM’s Compensation Offer Not Enough, Victim’s Father Says – NBC
By Steve James
The family of Brooke Melton, a 29-year-old Georgia woman who died in a crash allegedly caused by a defective ignition switch, had settled with GM in 2013, but asked a court to reopen their lawsuit last month because they said new evidence showed GM hid documents and a company engineer lied under oath. The Meltons’ attorney, Lance Cooper, has not revealed the amount of the initial settlement, and is asking for more money from the carmaker. A spokesperson for Cooper’s firm said Thursday that GM has not made a new financial offer.