Louisville in multimillion-dollar settlement over Breonna Taylor’s death
15 September 2020 - 19:59
Louisville — The city of Louisville, Kentucky, and the family of Breonna Taylor have agreed to a settlement that will be the largest police misconduct payout in the city’s history, according to a person familiar with the terms of the deal.
Mayor Greg Fischer is expected to announce the settlement in a joint press conference with the Taylor family lawyers later Tuesday. The most the city has paid previously for police misconduct was an $8.5m settlement to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for nine years, according to the Louisville Courier Journal...
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