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The death toll from accidents involving General Motors cars with a defective ignition switch has edged up again, reported The New York Times. In a weekly update of claims filed to the victim compensation program run by the compensation expert Kenneth R. Feinberg, the program disclosed that 21 death claims had been deemed eligible for ... Read More »
Read More →DETROIT (AP) — The death toll tied to faulty ignition switches in General Motors small cars has risen to 19, according to a compensation expert hired by the company. The number is likely to go higher, reported Michigan Live. Kenneth Feinberg said Monday that he has determined that 19 wrongful death claims are eligible for ... Read More »
Read More →The General Motors Co. ignition switch compensation program has received 309 claims through Monday, including 107 related to fatal accidents, reported Michigan Live. Camille S. Biros, of Feinberg Rozen LLP, which is overseeing the program for the Detroit-based automaker, said payments to eligible victims and their families are expected to be finalized by the end ... Read More »
Read More →Survivors have filed about 100 claims for loved ones killed in one of 2.6 million recalled General Motors cars, according to a spokeswoman for Ken Feinberg, administrator of the automaker’s compensation fund, reported Detroit Free Press. As of Friday, claims also were filed by 184 people who were injured in one of the cars, which ... Read More »
Read More →General Motors Co’s website for owners of its vehicles recalled for faulty ignition switches has been expanded to include all 20 models involved, the automaker said, reported Reuters. The site launched in April initially informed owners of the 2.59 million mostly small cars, including the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Saturn Ion, that had ignition switches ... Read More »
Read More →Lawyers from across the United States gathered in Manhattan Monday to jockey for leadership roles in litigation against General Motors over a faulty ignition switch that has prompted the recall of millions of vehicles, reported Reuters. Nearly 40 lawyers waited for hours to make four-minute pitches to U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman, who is overseeing ... Read More »
Read More →General Motors Co has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the automaker of concealing critical evidence about a faulty ignition switch linked to the death of a Georgia woman in 2010, reported Reuters. During a hearing on Saturday, Cobb County State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley denied GM’s motion to dismiss the new lawsuit ... Read More »
Read More →In its first eight days, General Motors Co.’s compensation program has received about 120 claims, more than half of which involved deaths allegedly linked to GM cars that were recalled earlier this year to fix an ignition-switch defect, reported The Wall Street Journal. Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer hired by GM to oversee the program, said ... Read More »
Read More →A fund set up by General Motors to pay for deaths and injuries caused by its vehicles with faulty ignitions is accepting claims, reported The Detroit News. The five-month filing period that began Friday is part of the fallout from General Motors’ recall of 2.6 million small cars beginning in February. That recall forced General ... Read More »
Read More →Ignition switch problems that have plagued General Motors and Chrysler have now turned up in the motorcycle business, reported Michigan Live. Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 4,500 FXDL Dyna Low Rider bikes worldwide because engine vibration can turn the switches from “on” to “accessory.” The recall covers motorcycles from the 2014 ½ model year, including ... Read More »
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