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Nebraska will receive nearly $1.3 million as part of a $120 million settlement with General Motors Co. over its use of defective ignition switches.

The settlement with 49 states and the District of Columbia was announced earlier this month. Nebraska officials at the time did not say what the state's share of the settlement was.

According to court documents filed earlier this week, Nebraska will receive $1,285,471.72.

GM recalled 2.6 million small cars worldwide in 2014 because their ignition switches could slip from the "run" position to the "off" position, shutting off the engine.

The switches played a role in at least 124 deaths and 275 injuries, according to a victims' fund set up by GM.

Every state but Arizona sued the Detroit-based automaker, saying it violated consumer protection laws by selling cars even though it knew for at least a decade that the switches were defective.

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