(Bloomberg) -- The lawyer hired by General Motors Co.reported 100 deaths classified as having been caused by defectiveignition switches on recalled small cars and aims to complete theprocess this summer.

There are 37 death and 589 injury claims still under review byKenneth Feinberg, who was appointed by the Detroit-based carmakerto run a compensation fund for victims, according to the lateststatistics released Monday. There have been 184 injury claimsapproved for compensation as of May 8, according to the update fromthe fund.

No word on amount the fund has paid onclaims

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