Paralyzed man awarded $45M settlement in police van incident
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Randy Cox, who was left paralyzed after being transported in a New Haven police van, has reached a $45 million settlement with the City of New Haven, marking the largest police misconduct settlement in US history. The incident occurred in June 2022 when an abrupt stop in the back of a New Haven Police Department van caused Cox to be paralyzed from the chest down. The settlement funds will be covered by the city's insurance and the city itself. Two of the five police officers involved in the incident were recently dismissed by the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners.
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