General Motors Co.’s compensation expert extended by one month the deadline for death and injury claims linked to the auto maker’s faulty ignition switches amid pressure from families, safety advocates, politicians and lawyers, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Families of those killed or seriously injured in an accident involving the switches have until Jan. 31 to file their claims, Washington, D.C., attorney Ken Feinberg said yesterday. The claim period originally ran from Aug. 1 through Dec. 31. Feinberg said that the decision was being made “out of an abundance of caution.”
