In the first days of General Motors’ (GM) compensation fund for victims of its faulty ignition switch, 135 claims have been filed, with almost half of the claims for alleged deaths.
Sixty-five of the claims are for deceased claimants, Camille Biros, a spokeswoman for fund manager Kenneth Feinberg, wrote in an email to CBS MoneyWatch. Another 70 claims are for physical injuries, although the fund is “not in a position at this time” to provide additional insight about how many of those claims are eligible for compensation, she added.
