Two additional deaths have been attributed to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors Co. vehicles, bringing the total to 35, according a report yesterday from the lawyer overseeing a program to compensate for deaths and accidents linked to the part, Reuters reported yesterday. As of Friday, the program, which began accepting claims on Aug. 1, had received 2,180 claims for injuries and deaths, an increase of more than 3 percent from a week earlier, according to the report from the office of lawyer Kenneth Feinberg. Overall, the fund has received 225 claims for deaths, 139 for catastrophic injuries and 1,816 for less-serious injuries requiring hospitalization. Of those, claims from 35 deaths, five severe injuries and 39 other injuries have been deemed eligible for the program. The report said 215 claims were deemed ineligible, while 455 claims lacked sufficient paperwork or evidence and nearly half — 1,076 — had no documentation at all.
