The city of Minneapolis will pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death. With Floyd’s death being the largest settlement ever made, this is how much the police paid in such cases to date. The $27 million settlement made on Friday by the city of Minneapolis for the police killing of George Floyd is the largest won by the family of unarmed Black people killed by police since 2015. Settlement: A wrongful death suit filed against Minneapolis resulted in a $27m offer of payment by the Minneapolis City Council on Friday. Settlement: Louisville paid $12m to Taylor’s mother and agreed to police department reforms to settle a wrongful death suit.

Source: News 24 March 13, 2021 08:48 UTC