The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and former Detroit News business reporter, writes a blog, Starkman Approved .

By Eric Starkman

GM CEO Mary Barra believes Silicon Valley has the best tech talent , but she’s fast learning that some of America’s best lawyers are located within easy walking distance of the automaker’s supposed Detroit headquarters.

Attorney Powell Miller (Photo credit: Emma Burcursel)

A federal judge has appointed Detroit-based Miller Law Firm to lead the charge of some dozen class action lawsuits alleging that GM knowingly sold premium trucks and SUVs for years it knew were defective. Damning allegations contained in the lawsuits have been amplified in YouTube videos by independent gearhead journalists and angry customers outraged they paid $100,000 or

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