O'Neal lawsuit settled for $2 million, athletic scholarship planned

Thursday, March 12, 2009 | 3:33 p.m. CDT; updated 5:23 p.m. CDT, Thursday, March 12, 2009

COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri System and its insurer will pay about $2 million to the parents of Aaron O'Neal and establish a $250,000 scholarship endowment fund in his memory as part of the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents against employees of MU's athletics department.

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