Parents Ask to Rescind GM Settlement Deal – The Daily Report
Claims carmaker ‘lied’ in case over ignition defect, plaintiffs want to give money back, litigate more
By Kathy Tucker
After the news conference, Cooper said he’d never before rescinded a settlement and re-filed a lawsuit.
Jere Beasley added, “I’ve been practicing longer than Lance, and I’ve never seen this before.” Beasley is founder and senior partner of Beasley Allen. His credits include an $11.9 billion punitive damages award against ExxonMobil.
“They lied,” Cooper said of the answers GM executives gave in depositions for the Melton case. “They almost got away with their falsehoods and fraud.”