(Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. settled a lawsuit over the death of a 29-year-old woman that helped trigger the recall of 2.59 million cars with faulty ignition switches.
GM is the target of investigations by state and federal agencies related to the ignition faults. The defect resulted in 64 deaths and 108 other injury claims eligible for compensation, according to Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the automaker’s fund created to pay victims. Another 156 death claims are under review, according to the fund.
Anton Valukas, a lawyer paid by GM, reported last year that the company failed for at least a decade to promptly resolve complaints from consumers, dealers and others about abnormal crashes in the Chevy Cobalt and Saturn Ion. Valukas also reported that GM later replaced the faulty ignition switch without alerting the public or changing the part number as required.
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