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US: In One Of The ‘Largest Pretrial Settlements’, Minneapolis To Pay USD 27M To George Floyd’s Family
‘This (settlement) makes a statement that George Floyd deserved better than what we witnessed on May 25, 2020, that his life mattered,’ Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said AP/PTI Photo Associated Press (AP) 2021-03-13T08:04:22+05:30 US: In One Of The ‘Largest Pretrial Settlements’, Minneapolis To Pay USD 27M To George Floyd’s Family outlookindia.com 2021-03-13T08:11:48+05:30
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The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay USD 27 million to settle a civil lawsuit with George Floyd s family over his death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer s murder trial.
The family of George Floyd was given a massive settlement by the city of Minneapolis totaling nearly $30 million, including an additional $500,000 for Floyd’s neighborhood. Floyd was arrested in
By Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Published March 13, 2021
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial.
Council members met privately to discuss the settlement, then returned to public session for a unanimous vote in support of the massive payout. It easily surpassed the $20 million the city approved two years ago to the family of a white woman killed by a police officer.
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Floyd family attorney Ben Crump called it the largest pretrial settlement ever for a civil rights claim, and thanked city leaders for “showing you care about George Floyd.”
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