“This settlement is of mutual interest,” said Sam Aguiar, an attorney for the Taylor family, in an interview Tuesday. The settlement does not include an admission of wrongdoing by the city or the police officers involved in the raid, Fischer said. Lonita Baker, another attorney for the Taylor family, said her clients did not plan to file additional lawsuits. The Taylor family attorneys signaled they would continue their demands that criminal charges be filed. The officers said they identified themselves before forcing in the door to Taylor’s apartment with a battering ram, but Taylor’s family disputes that claim in the lawsuit.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2020 14:13 UTC