Alaska State Troopers settle abuse lawsuit
Thu, September 27, 2007
Posted in Alaska News
The State has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who claims a State Trooper brutalized him when he was arrested nearly five years ago. Alakunak resident Kevin Patrick will receive $500,000 from the state.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
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The actual settlement was $575,000.
As the reporter, I was under the impression that the settlement was actually for $500,000 dollars, but was to be paid in the sum of $575,000 because of interest (the case was originally decided by a jury in 2004). I chose to report the lower number to be safe.
I apologize for the mistake.
I’d be curious to know who determined that the $75,000 add-on was the right amount. Was that court-ordered, a matter of existing law (like some kind of percentage figure), or just an agreement between the settling parties?