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Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

Victims eligible for $400K apiece

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(Newser) – Minnesota will establish two funds totaling $38 million to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people last summer, the Star Tribune reports. One pool allows victims up to $400,000 each; the other provides those "extraordinarily impacted" by the collapse with extra funds for medical bills and other needs. In exchange, victims will waive their right to sue the city or state.

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker points to a photograph as he answers questions Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2007 about the investigation of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker points to a photograph as he answers questions Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2007 about the investigation of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn....   (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
An investigator stands on a gusset, a plate used to connect trusses on the collapsed Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, in this Aug. 9, 2007, file photo.
An investigator stands on a gusset, a plate used to connect trusses on the collapsed Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, in this Aug. 9, 2007, file photo.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Construction equipment is shown on the fallen Interstate 35W bridge in this Aug. 9, 2007, file photo.
Construction equipment is shown on the fallen Interstate 35W bridge in this Aug. 9, 2007, file photo.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone,file)
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