The death toll from General Motor's faulty ignition switches hasrisen to 57 in the latest weekly tally released Monday.
A total of 57 deaths were deemed eligible for a payout, climbingby one from 56 the previous week. The number of eligible injuryclaims increased to 94 people from 87 the previous week.
A final tally likely won't be known for weeks as Washington D.C.attorneys Ken Feinberg and Camille Biros continue checking oneligibility. Feinberg and his aides are checking claims filedor postmarked before a Jan. 31 deadline to determine which areeligible for compensation. Each eligible death claim is worth atleast $1 million under his guidelines. Feinberg was hired by GM tomake payments.
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Jayleen R. Heft
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