Duluth to consider $600,000 settlement for man shot by police
The city stipulates the proposed payment constitutes no admission of liability or wrongdoing.
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The city stipulates the proposed payment constitutes no admission of liability or wrongdoing.
A class-action suit over stormwater fees and a police settlement to an injured man will add to the city's growing litigation costs.
City councilors will be asked to approve a settlement related to alleged excessive use of force by police, while the cost of a separate suit over stormwater fees swells.
Adam Huot earned a master's degree in social work during a lengthy appeals process, and Police Chief Mike Tusken said he has shown "personal and professional growth" since returning to the department.
Huot said the 2017 incident was "my own failure."