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Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

Posted May 2, 08 1:19 PM CDT in US 

(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.

Source Minneapolis Star Tribune

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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.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone,file)
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