General Motors’ program to compensate victims of accidents that involved defective ignition switches has approved claims for 19 deaths, at least six more fatalities than GM has officially linked to the faulty part.The approved claims are now awaiting a decision on payment amounts. They are among 125 death claims submitted as of Sept. 12 to the GM compensation program, which is being overseen by attorney and victim-compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg. Those numbers could grow as more claims come in between now and Dec. 31.
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