King & Spalding has fired back in court against allegations that it helped client General Motors Co. conceal an ignition-switch defect for years.

Plaintiffs lawyers suing GM are pressuring King & Spalding, its outside counsel, to turn over internal memos and notes relating to the defect, which prompted the recall of 2.6 million cars and trucks last year and has been linked to 124 deaths.

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