Ben Crump, legal team speak out on ‘historic settlement’ for Sonya Massey’s family
The attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey are speaking out after receiving a $10 million settlement from Sangamon County. The settlement was approved in a board meeting Tuesday night. Both legal teams met across several mediation sessions last week to come to a final agreement.
Crump: $10M settlement in Sonya Massey case 'bittersweet'
The $10 million to the Massey estate via the settlement is believed to be the single largest payout in Sangamon County history.
Sonya Massey attorneys announce $10 million settlement in wrongful death case
The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement on Tuesday, seven months after a deputy shot the unarmed woman in her home near Springfield.
Lawyers for Sonya Massey’s family say $10M settlement ‘first step;' await trial, legislative changes
County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy responding to her call for help.
Family of Sonya Massey reacts to settlement over deadly Illinois police shooting
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.
Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman fatally shot in face by police, to get $10M settlement
Massey, a Black woman and the mother of two children, was fatally shot in her home by Sean P. Grayson, a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy. She had called 911 to report a possible intruder to her home in an unincorporated neighborhood of Springfield, Illinois.
Ben Crump announce $10 million settlement in Sonya Massey case
Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, along with the family of Sonya Massey, have announced a $10 mill
Sonya Massey's father discusses $10 million settlement: 'She would have been 37 years old today'
Sonya Massey was shot and killed in her home by a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy after she called to report a prowler. On Tuesday night, the Sangamon County Board approved a $10 million settlement with her family.
Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman
A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in ...
Family of Black woman killed by Illinois police to get $10 million in settlement
The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million ...
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Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump will be MLK parade Grand Marshall
"I am very humbled to be named the grand marshal of the MLK parade in Los Angeles," says attorney Ben Crump who added it is truly an honor to be part of this historic event. Crump has become a civil ...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump pushes KCSO to release evidence in teen's shooting death
Ben Crump's presence brings an extra layer of scrutiny to the police shooting of Saint-Germain, a South-Doyle High School ...
Elected Official Hires Attorney Ben Crump After Memphis Police Arrest Her And Several Protestors
Tami Sawyer says she has retained the noted civil rights attorney after Memphis Police officers arrested her and several ...
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Rev. Al Sharpton set to lead memorial service in Pasadena for wildfire victims
Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, will lead the service at the First AME Church in Pasadena, ...