Wrongful Death Tally Against GM’s Ignition Switch Delayed Vehicle Recall Rises to 29 According to the attorneys working with General Motors to manage the personal injury and wrongful death claims for the ignition switch victims’ compensation fund, the total number of people who died as a result of the delayed vehicle recall has risen to 29. The group says there have also been a confirmed 27 serious injuries related to the ignition switch crashes. The compensation fund has received 184 wrongful death claims involving automobile crashes due to … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Wrongful Death Toll Hits 27
As Settlement Payments Offered, Wrongful Death Toll in Delayed Vehicle Recall Reaches 27 In February of this year, General Motors issued a small, quiet vehicle recall covering several hundred thousand older model cars that had a problem with the ignition switch. The cars came from model years 2004-2005, which meant that either the ignition switches were just starting to go bad after 10 years, or the company had delayed the vehicle recall for far too long. Unfortunately, the latter turned out to be the case. Through the spring and summer, GM … [Read more...]