Parkland families get $127.5 million from civil cases against government

PARKLAND, Fla. ā€“ Survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and the families of those killed have reached a settlement with the Department of Justice, according to a release issued from the DOJ on Wednesday.

The multi-million dollar settlement resolves 40 civil cases that were filed after the February 2018 mass shooting when a former student walked into the school armed with a rifle and ammunition and opened fire killing 17 people and injuring 17 others.

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The settlement resolves all of the cases for $127.5 million. The DOJ stated, however, that ā€œthe settlement does not amount to an admission of fault by the United States.ā€

Litigation has been ongoing since late 2018 when the survivors and families of those killed sued the government for damages.

The case was handled by the Justice Departmentā€™s Civil Division and the U.S. Attorneyā€™s Office for the Southern District of Florida.


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