GM Ignition Switch Death Toll Rises to 119

Two more fatalities linked to General Motors Co.'s defective ignition switches were added last week to a list of those qualified for compensation, bringing the death toll to 119.

The fund administering the compensation program also added six more injury claims, pushing that total to 243.

The fund continues to review 81 submissions and awaits further details on 872 additional claims, including 51 involved a fatality.