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State gives initial OK to $1.4 million for lawsuit settlements

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State lawmakers have initially agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle two lawsuits against the state, including a case involving a homicide.

The Assembly Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would pay $990,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against the California National Guard that stems from a 2007 incident in which a staff sergeant murdered a pregnant employee of the guard at the Culver City Armory.

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The killer, who was allegedly the father of the unborn child, is serving life in prison.

The lawsuit was filed by the murdered woman’s mother, according to a report prepared by legislative staff for SB 124.

In the second case, the state would pay $432,000 in legal fees incurred by a group of parents who successfully sued then-schools Superintendent Jack O’Connell to challenge the termination of CalWorks child-care services as part of the 2010 budget.

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— Patrick McGreevy in Sacramento

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