Plaintiffs lawyer Lance Cooper of The Cooper Firm has recruited Drew Ashby, an associate from Cruser & Mitchell. Ashby said he will help Cooper with suits in the offing against General Motors over a faulty ignition switch and other litigation.

Cooper represents the plaintiffs in a wrongful death suit against GM. Last month they asked a judge to rescind their settlement agreement with the carmaker over their daughter’s death in a 2010 crash. They have re-filed claims against GM in Cobb County State Court, alleging the automaker fraudulently concealed critical evidence and allowed its corporate representative to commit perjury in the initial suit.