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Las Vegas shooting victims to receive $800M settlement

After months of negotiations, a judge has approved a settlement between MGM and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

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Flowers and gifts at the memorial park by Mandalay Bay on the Vegas Strip at the Las Vegas sign to remember victims killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting. (Photo: evenfh/Shutterstock) Flowers and gifts at the memorial park by Mandalay Bay on the Vegas Strip at the Las Vegas sign to remember victims killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting. (Photo: evenfh/Shutterstock)

After months of negotiations, a judge approved an $800 settlement on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from MGM Resorts International to victims of the Las Vegas shooting, CNN reported.

The agreement comes one year after MGM initially said it would pay the amount to settle lawsuits filed for victims of the 2017 mass shooting near its Mandalay Bay Casino — the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history that killed 58 and injured hundreds more.

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Heather A. Turner

Heather A. Turner

Heather A. Turner is the managing editor of ALM's NU Property & Casualty Group. She can be reached at [email protected].

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