Florida has jumped into the fray of lawsuits filed against General Motors Corp. for recalls of 2.6 million vehicles with potentially faulty ignition switches blamed for crashes and at least 13 deaths throughout the county.

Podhurst Orseck of Miami and Higer, Lichter & Givner of Aventura filed the class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Maria Elena Santiago as General Motors CEO Mary Barra faced two days of grilling by congressional committees on the recalls.