Cobalt CoverUp, Lance Cooper
Cobalt CoverUp, Lance Cooper
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Cobalt Cover-Up
The Inside Story of a Deadly Conspiracy at the Largest Car Manufacturer in the World

Author: Lance Cooper, Mark Tabb

Narrator: Van Tracy

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/25/2020


Synopsis

Following a deadly car crash, small-town lawyer Lance Cooper risked everything to battle one of the most powerful auto corporations in the world to get justice for a young woman. A fast-paced, journalistic account of tragedy turned to triumph, despair to hope, Cobalt Cover-Up is an inspirational, thoroughly compelling, and victorious audiobook. In the midst of his own family struggles, small-town Georgia lawyer Lance Cooper agreed to defend Ken and Beth Melton and investigate the deadly accident that killed their daughter Brooke after she inexplicably lost control of her Chevy Cobalt. But what started as a heartbreaking yet all too common lawsuit quickly escalated into a David vs. Goliath case when Cooper discovered shocking evidence that General Motors concealed an ignition switch defect for nearly a decade--resulting in 124 deaths, including Brooke's, and risking the lives of millions more. ­­Despite GM's settlement offers and attempts to bury evidence, Cooper refused to back down and worked tirelessly to expose the truth. Locked in a tenacious legal fight, Cooper and the Meltons faced incredible odds--Ken and Beth losing jobs and suffering the difficulty of grieving a beloved daughter during a court battle, Cooper risking his reputation and private practice against the overwhelming opposition from GM's team of lawyers, and both parties facing massive financial strain. Yet, in the relentless pursuit for justice and to protect future innocent lives, this small-town lawyer and a working-class American couple stared down the biggest US auto manufacturing mogul and ultimately transformed the entire industry.

About Lance Cooper

Lance Cooper is founding partner of The Cooper Firm, specializing in product liability cases against the auto industry. Cooper received his law degree from Emory University and has served as lead counsel in trials against several auto manufacturers including General Motors. He and his wife, Sonja, live in Georgia and are proud parents of five children.

About Mark Tabb

 Mark Tabb has authored or coauthored more than thirty books, including the number one New York Times bestseller, Mistaken Identity. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Girish

Product defect leading to loss of life is sadly the most recurring theme of human development. How often do we read newspaper articles of a phone catching fire or electric vehicle blowing up and then the article conveniently gets buried with some "loss of sales" and a slap on the wrist. Tort law is......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

This book was oddly religious, which I definitely did not expect from descriptions. I am okay with religious talk, I just like to be forewarned, and I also never appreciate a tone of superiority when it comes to religion, which this had a bit of, and sort of got on my nerves. Otherwise, this was ove......more

Lance Cooper's writing style in Cobalt Cover-Up gives the vibes of someone telling you a bed-time story from his point of view; a fresh departure from the often too serious tones of Investigative Journalistic books (think Pharma, Crude Intentions) that I've been bingeing on of late. Rather, Cobalt i......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

This is a book outlining the legal process around a specific case, so if you are expecting anything else, you will be disappointed. There is no character development, supplemental storylines, etc. It simply describes the accident, the process the legal team followed to discover the cause, and the jo......more