Special Report: How plaintiff lawyers help corporate America keep its secrets
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paula Lawlor was sifting through piles of internal General Motors Co documents in a hotel room outside of Los Angeles when she hit pay dirt: Company records showing that GM knew for years that stronger roofs on its vehicles could save lives.The year was 2000, and the researcher was helping a lawyer prepare a case on behalf of a young man who had been paralysed when the Chevrolet Blazer he was driving flipped. It was one of thousands of lawsuits GM and other automakers..