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GM ignition switch deaths rise to 27
Source: AP-EXCITE
DETROIT (AP) — At least 27 people have died and 25 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims, updated the totals Monday.
Feinberg says he has received 178 death claims since August. Of those, 27 have been deemed eligible for compensation payments.
Twenty-five of the 1,193 injury claimants have also received compensation offers.
FULL short story at link.
Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141013/us--general_motors-ignition_switch_deaths-a6af37f252.html
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