 Nader was first propelled into the national spotlight with the 1965 publication of his journalistic exposé "Unsafe at Any Speed".Though he had previously expressed an interest in issues of automobile safety while a law student, "Unsafe at Any Speed" presented a critical dissection of the automotive industry by claiming that many American automobiles were generally unsafe to operate.Nader researched case files from more than 100 lawsuits then pending against General Motors' Chevrolet Corvair to support his assertions.