US Judge Appoints Co-lead Counsel For GM Ignition-switch Cases

(RTTNews) - A U.S. judge on Friday appointed two lawyers against General Motors Co. (GM) related to a faulty ignition switch that prompted the recall of millions of vehicles this year.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in the Southern District of New York, who is overseeing cases against GM, on Friday tapped attorneys Steve Berman, Elizabeth Cabraser and Robert Hilliard as co-lead counsel.

Since February 2014, GM has recalled 2.6 million vehicles over problems with the ignition switch, and has since recalled millions more with other possible defects. According to published reports and government documents, GM had knowledge of the serious defect as early as 2001, but critics charge that the company ignored warnings of the defect's severity and did not warn consumers.