GM faces racketeering allegations in ignition switch lawsuits.

ConsumerAffairs (6/15, Hood, 138K) reports attorneys “representing consumers who are suing GM over faulty ignition switches have added racketeering allegations to their claims suit.” The lawyers claim the automaker “conspired to conceal the safety defect.” The article notes that the company paid a fine for not informing the NHTSA “to the defective switches quickly enough.”