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Virginia Tech Massacre
Richmond, VA: (Mar-24-08) In a recent announcement, Virginia state officials declared that the state will pay $100,000 to the families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre. The move was initiated as a way to prevent lawsuits from the families of the 32 killed and dozens of surviving victims. In the April 26, 2007 disaster, Seung-Hui Cho, a mentally disturbed student, killed the 32 victims and wounded several others at Virginia Tech before committing suicide.
The incident spurred 20 families to file notice with the state that they may sue. Following that the state proposed that it would set up a fund that would compensate the victims' families. In addition to the $100,000 payments to each of the families of those killed, another $800,000 would be reserved for the injured, with a maximum of $100,000 to any person. Additionally, the proposal sought to set up a fund to reimburse or advance expenses not covered by insurance for medical, psychological and psychiatric care for victims and their immediate families.
Records show that in October 2007, the families and surviving victims received payments ranging from $11,500 to $208,000 that was paid by the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund that was set up after the shootings, to handle donations that the Blacksburg school received. Under the proposed settlement, the fund, which had been scheduled to close in December 2007, will be kept open to accept contributions for at least five more years. [YAHOO NEWS: SETTLEMENT PROPOSED TO VA TECH FAMILIES]
Published on Mar-25-08
The incident spurred 20 families to file notice with the state that they may sue. Following that the state proposed that it would set up a fund that would compensate the victims' families. In addition to the $100,000 payments to each of the families of those killed, another $800,000 would be reserved for the injured, with a maximum of $100,000 to any person. Additionally, the proposal sought to set up a fund to reimburse or advance expenses not covered by insurance for medical, psychological and psychiatric care for victims and their immediate families.
Records show that in October 2007, the families and surviving victims received payments ranging from $11,500 to $208,000 that was paid by the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund that was set up after the shootings, to handle donations that the Blacksburg school received. Under the proposed settlement, the fund, which had been scheduled to close in December 2007, will be kept open to accept contributions for at least five more years. [
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