General Motors has received 64 claims for compensation for ignition switch defects in its cars in the past week, bringing the total to 2,326, according to a media report.
Reuters said, as of today (15 December), GM had received 251 claims for deaths, 156 for catastrophic injuries and 1,919 for less serious injuries requiring hospital treatment.
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The company’s compensation programme has so far determined that 42 deaths, seven severe injuries and 51 other injuries were eligible for payment, lawyer Kenneth Feinberg said in a report.
The report also said 306 claims had been deemed ineligible while 445 were under review. Another 568 lacked sufficient paperwork or evidence and 907 had no documentation at all.
