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Judge OKs $11M Settlement for Va. Tech Families

Quicker action could've saved lives, suit said

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jun 18, 2008 7:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Virginia judge yesterday approved an $11 million settlement with 42 families of those killed or injured in last year's Virginia Tech shootings, the Washington Post reports. The families sued after a panel concluded that lives might have been saved if the university contacted students... Read full story »

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