(Bloomberg) — General Motors Co.'s top lawyer said some of his staff failed the company in handling an ignition-switch defect and delayed recall that spurred U.S. government investigations.
Some lawyers made mistakes, Michael Millikin, GM's general counsel, said in written testimony to be delivered to a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee tomorrow. Advance copies of remarks of five witnesses, including Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra, were obtained by Bloomberg News.
"We had lawyers at GM who didn't do their jobs; didn't do what was expected of them," Millikin said in his statement. "Those lawyers are no longer with the company."
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