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GM Compensation Fund Received Claims For 107 Deaths so far

Ken Feinberg -GM Compensation Fund Received Claims For 107 Deaths so far

By Ashlee Kieler

Less than a month after General Motors’ victim compensation plan began accepting claims, the company has received notice of 107 deaths possibly related to its ongoing ignition switch defect. That figure far surpasses the 13 deaths the company previously acknowledged and the 74 deaths one report found could be tied to the defect.

GM compensation fund gets claims in 63 death cases

Mary Ruddy (L), whose daughter Kelly died in the crash of a 2005 Chevy Cobalt, attends a press conference with family members of deceased drivers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 1, 2014

Sixty-three death claims have been filed so far with the lawyer handling payments for those involved in wrecks caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches.