Episode 045: Lance Cooper │Melton v. General Motors LLC and Thornton Chevrolet, Inc. │ Undisclosed Settlement

 

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Lance Cooper of The Cooper Firm ( https://thecooperfirm.com/) | Live from the 2019 Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Conference

 

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In a special episode recorded live at the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association’s 2019 Holiday Workshop in Atlanta, product liability attorney Lance Cooper shares how he uncovered one of the earliest General Motors ignition switch cases in a case surrounding the death of Brooke Melton. Brooke hydroplaned while driving her 2005 Chevy Cobalt, crossed the centerline, hit another vehicle head-on and died on impact. Upon further investigation, Lance and his team discovered Brooke lost control of her car because her ignition had turned off due to a product liability involving the ignition’s low torque. This landmark discovery launched a nationwide recall of millions of cars and resulted in billions of dollars in penalties and settlements against General Motors.

 

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Guest Bio:

 

Lance Cooper

 

Lance Cooper is the founding partner of The Cooper Firm and represents clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He specializes in product liability cases involving automobile design and manufacturing defects. Lance has been lead counsel for plaintiffs in a large number of jury trials including trials against General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Kia, Chrysler, Honda, as well as other motor vehicle manufacturers and large corporations.

 

He has successfully prosecuted hundreds of cases and has received numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements. His 2011 wrongful death case against General Motors (Melton v. GM, 2011-A-2652) exposed the cover-up of faulty ignition switches resulting in millions of recalled vehicles.

 

Lance received his law degree from Emory University in 1989 where he was a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985.

 

Lance served as the 2002-2003 President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and is a past President of the Cobb County Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the American Association of Justice and was honored to receive the Steven J. Sharpe Public Service Award in 2014. Lance was also a 2014 nominee for the Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year award.

 

In addition to his law practice, Lance is actively engaged in numerous community and charitable activities. He and his wife, Sonja, are the proud parents of five children, Rachel, Rebekah, Michelle, Asa, and Aaron.

 

 

 

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