Photo: GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility
Oh dear, this General Motors ignition switch thingy isn’t planning to stop soon, doesn’t it? According to the GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility, the latest overall program statistics show that 121 people have died, and 251 people were injured in car crashes that involve General Motors vehicles equipped with faulty ignition switches.
Whether Delphi holds the blame for making them or the General Motors gang for equipping its cars with them, it doesn’t matter. People have lost their lives in horrifying crashed, and many more were injured because of this defect. At the present moment, 372 claims are eligible for compensation from General Motors’ special fund, with 76 remaining to be reviewed as soon as possible.
Managed by outside attorney extraordinaire Kenneth Feinberg, the American manufacturer’s so-called GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility is a compensation program that offers at least $1 million per eligible death from a $550 million compensation fund. For Category One and Category Two claims, the program offers a bit less greenback than a cool $1 mil.
According to General Motors, Category One claims are defined as “physical injuries resulting in Quadriplegia, paraplegia, double amputation, permanent band damage or pervasive burns.” As for the Category Two claims, they are referring to “physical injuries requiring hospitalization (or outpatient medical treatment) within 48 hours of the accident.” Scary stuff, borderline scary.
Other than the still to be reviewed claims, GM is facing over 100 consumer lawsuits filed in regard to the 2.6-million vehicles equipped with the sub-standard ignition switches. On top of all the mess-up at hand, the U.S. Department of Justice could press charges against the Detroit-based manufacturer. A guilty plea from GM will translate in a fine estimated at a whopping $1.2 billion.
Managed by outside attorney extraordinaire Kenneth Feinberg, the American manufacturer’s so-called GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility is a compensation program that offers at least $1 million per eligible death from a $550 million compensation fund. For Category One and Category Two claims, the program offers a bit less greenback than a cool $1 mil.
According to General Motors, Category One claims are defined as “physical injuries resulting in Quadriplegia, paraplegia, double amputation, permanent band damage or pervasive burns.” As for the Category Two claims, they are referring to “physical injuries requiring hospitalization (or outpatient medical treatment) within 48 hours of the accident.” Scary stuff, borderline scary.
Other than the still to be reviewed claims, GM is facing over 100 consumer lawsuits filed in regard to the 2.6-million vehicles equipped with the sub-standard ignition switches. On top of all the mess-up at hand, the U.S. Department of Justice could press charges against the Detroit-based manufacturer. A guilty plea from GM will translate in a fine estimated at a whopping $1.2 billion.
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