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Lawyer: Settlement in Bell case largest paid by NYC

Originally published: July 28, 2010 10:03 PM
Updated: July 29, 2010 1:07 AM
By JOHN RILEY  john.riley@newsday.com

The $3.25-million settlement announced late Tuesday in a suit over the police killing of Sean Bell in 2006 was the largest ever in a wrongful death case involving a police shooting in New York City, the lawyer for his family said at a news conference Wednesday.

The Bell settlement in the Brooklyn federal court case topped recoveries by Amadou Diallo ($3 million), Ousmane Zongo ($3 million)...

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