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Ferguson attorney: Brown family settlement $1.5 million
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Posted on 06/23/2017 10:30:00 AM PDT by TigerClaws

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The insurance company for the city of Ferguson, Missouri, paid $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown's parents, the city attorney said Friday.

Attorney Apollo Carey disclosed the amount in an email in response to an open records request. The settlement of the federal lawsuit was announced Tuesday, but financial details were not initially released.

Carey declined further comment on the settlement. A phone message seeking comment from the attorney for the family, Anthony Gray, was not immediately returned.

Brown, 18, was black and unarmed when he was fatally shot by white officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. Wilson was cleared of wrongdoing, but the shooting led to months of protests in the St. Louis suburb.

Wilson resigned in November 2014, soon after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict him. The U.S. Department of Justice found no grounds to prosecute Wilson, but the shooting led to a Justice Department investigation that resulted in a consent agreement requiring Ferguson to make significant changes to address racial bias in its police department and municipal court.

Michael Brown Sr. and Lezley McSpadden sued the city, former Police Chief Tom Jackson and Wilson in 2015, citing a police culture hostile to black residents and claiming Wilson used excessive force.

Ferguson, Jackson and Wilson denied the allegations.

The parents also argued that the death of their son deprived them of financial support through his future potential wages.

U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber approved the settlement but disclosed nothing about the amount, saying only that it was "fair and reasonable compensation for this wrongful death claim and is in the best interests of each Plaintiff," with the money to be split between the parents.

Webber also wrote that the agreement "shall remain sealed by this Court and shall be considered a closed record" because disclosure of the information "could jeopardize the safety of individuals involved in this matter, whether as witnesses, parties, or investigators."

Settlements involving public money and public entities like cities are typically open under Missouri law, but Webber wrote that the value of opening the record "is outweighed by the adverse impact to Plaintiffs." He did not elaborate.


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To: TigerClaws

Deliver the money in CASH, after the banks are closed for the weekend, on national LIVE TV,, in full view of the cameras. Show the house, show the address, show the cash.

Then leave the cash there and pull all police for a 5 mile radius around the house.


101 posted on 06/23/2017 12:24:15 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Raymann

Give in to one, every violent criminal who assaults a police officer will get $1.5m. Fight and win, the ambulance chasers will not be encouraged the next time.


102 posted on 06/23/2017 12:39:42 PM PDT by Rebelrage ("To crush your enemies -- See them driven, and to hear the lamentation of their women")
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To: TigerClaws

Unbelievable!


103 posted on 06/23/2017 1:02:01 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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To: Red Badger

Half to the lawyers, half of half to taxes that leaves them $350k gone in a year and they will be in worse debt.


104 posted on 06/23/2017 1:09:45 PM PDT by databoss
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To: TigerClaws

The really smart thing to do if $1.5 million falls in your lap is run right out and buy a $1.5-million house.


105 posted on 06/23/2017 1:12:59 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: TigerClaws

The really smart thing to do if $1.5 million falls in your lap is run right out and buy a $1.5-million house.


106 posted on 06/23/2017 1:13:10 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: TigerClaws

The really smart thing to do if $1.5 million falls in your lap is run right out and buy a $1.5-million house.


107 posted on 06/23/2017 1:13:31 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: databoss
Half to the lawyers, half of half to taxes that leaves them $350k gone in a year and they will be in worse debt.

Just imagine all of the new 'friends' they're gonna have now that they're 'rich'...

108 posted on 06/23/2017 1:14:03 PM PDT by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: bankwalker

“Just imagine all of the new ‘friends’ they’re gonna have now that they’re ‘rich’... “


I’m sure it will all go to a scholarship fund for needy kids./s

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109 posted on 06/23/2017 1:17:05 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

You are an Evil Genius.


110 posted on 06/23/2017 1:23:18 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: TigerClaws

Does Wilson get any money for getting his skull broken by a known violent criminal?


111 posted on 06/23/2017 1:25:28 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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