Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Meet GM Mediator in Atlanta With Mixed Results – Daily Report

Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Meet GM Mediator in Atlanta With Mixed Results

Victims’ compensation fund gets more time to settle ignition switch claims

By Katherine Tucker

However, Marietta lawyer Lance Cooper said Thursday the meeting will not change his effort to continue discovery in the lawsuit that Beasley said is the foundation of all the litigation against GM over the ignition switch defect. That’s the case of Ken and Beth Melton, the parents of Brooke Melton, who was killed in a crash caused by an ignition switch that suddenly turned to the “off” position as her car was in motion. That case has led to recalls of millions of GM vehicles.

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