DETROIT (AP) — As General Motors begins to compensate the victims of crashes tied to faulty ignition switches, this week more than a dozen families were given a choice: accept a settlement, presumably in the millions of dollars, or fight GM in a potentially lengthy court battle.

On Thursday, the families of two Wisconsin teenagers killed in an Oct. 24, 2006, crash of a Chevrolet Cobalt accepted cash offers from Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer hired by GM to settle with victims on its behalf, according to Robert Hilliard, the families’ attorney. They recently dropped a lawsuit GM in favor of seeking a settlement.