HILLIARD STATES THE ONE-MONTH EXTENSION IS NOT ADEQUATE, FAR FROM IT. Source: Connecticut Post by David McCumber WASHINGTON -- The claim-filing deadline for a compensation fund set up by General Motors on behalf of families of victims killed and injured by defective ignition switches has been extended for a month, to Jan. 31. Ken Feinberg, a Washington, D.C., attorney hired by GM to administer the fund, announced the decision to extend the claim period Monday. Reached Friday by phone as he was considering the deadline, he said he had rechecked General Motors protocol for notifying victims as a result of the case of Jean Averill, a Washington, Conn., woman who became the first known fatality from the defective ignition switch when she crashed her Saturn Ion into a tree in 2004. Until they were contacted by a reporter two weeks ago, Averills survivors did not know her death was due to the defective part. Despite knowing of the switchs role in the crash at least since June of this year, GM had not notified them. Click on the link below to read the full article. To learn to more about Hilliard Muñoz Gonzales LLP or to read additional articles related to this developing story and others visit us at hmglawfirm You can also follow us on Twitter @HMGLawfirmCC to get the latest updates and news regarding our attorneys and Hilliard Muñoz Gonzales LLP.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:26:11 +0000