GM Ignition Switch Claims Grow

The General Motors ignition compensation fund has approved two new death claims, bringing the total number of death claims to 121 as the fund nears an end.

According to a report in the Detroit News the fund has also approved eight new injury claims, bringing the total to 243.

The fund, which has 1.8-percent of 4,342 claims yet to review, hopes to complete its work by July or August.

General Motors will pay $1 million for each death claim, and has set aside a total of $550 million to pay all claims.