It may take months or even years before we realize the full scope of devastation caused by the defective ignition switches in General Motors vehicles. But each week the picture becomes a bit clearer. This week, the overseer of the independent compensation fund announced that two more deaths were the direct result of the defect that went ignored for more than a decade. [More]
Tallying The Deaths
GM Ignition Recall Death Toll Increases Again, 23 Deaths Now Linked To Defective Switches
By 9.29.14
GM Confirms At Least 19 Deaths Now Tied To Ignition Switch Defect
By 9.15.14
Despite receiving more than 100 death claims tied to General Motor’s deadly ignition switch defect, officials tasked with investigating the claims on behalf of the company’s Ignition Switch Compensation Fund say only 19 deaths claims have been approved to receive payments; that’s just six more than the company originally identified and far fewer than other reports have tied to the issue. [More]
