COLUMBIA
— The University of Missouri System and its insurer will pay $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 his parents against employees of MU's athletics department.
As
part of the settlement, neither the UM System nor the 14 employees of
the athletic department named in the lawsuit will be held liable for
O'Neal's death.
Boone County Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler approved the terms of the settlement during a hearing Thursday afternoon.
SECOND UPDATE: UM System settles O'Neal lawsuit
Thursday, March 12, 2009 | 6:58 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:04 a.m. CDT, Friday, March 13, 2009
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