Ms. Campbell has since had hip surgery and developed arthritis. A life planner estimates her future medical bills and future need for durable equipment and home modifications would cost more than $4.5 million, according to court papers.
A GM spokesman declined to comment on Ms. Campbell's case, which has yet to go to trial.
Ms. Campbell's mother, Deborah Glosek, says she refuses to believe Mr. Obama would allow GM to discharge any damages her daughter might win in court. If someone would just tap him on the shoulder, she says, I can't imagine he wouldn't think of these people.
Ms. Campbell says she wants justice for life-altering injuries that shortchanged her plans to run a flower shop. It's more than me losing any potential for a job, she says. I lost so much more than that. And they need to repay me.