Tarrant County commissioners on Tuesday approved a record $1.2 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman whose baby died 10 days...
Tarrant County is not admitting wrongdoing in the settlement, according to a draft version of the terms, which must go before a judge.Tarrant County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $1.2 million settlement — the largest in the county’s history — in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman whose newborn died 10 days after she gave birth in the county’s jail.
The county’s previous largest agreement was $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit in September filed by the mother of Javonte Myers. The 28-year-old man died of a seizure disorder, lying dead for six hours before staff discovered his body, according to court records. Videos played during a news conference Thursday show former jailer Rafael Moreno kneeling on Johnson, who was in handcuffs, for about 90 seconds after nearly 10 staffers struggled for almost three minutes to restrain him after a fight.
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