Michigan settles lawsuit over teen’s death for $12 million
January 2, 2020
The family of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died after he was shot with a Taser has reached a $12 million settlement in a lawsuit against state troopers, lawyers said Friday. The agreement was filed in U.S. District Court, months after Mark Bessner was sentenced to at least five years in prison for causing the death of Damon Grimes. Grimes’ mother, Monique Grimes, would receive $7.3 million, according to the settlement, which still needs approval from a judge. Geoffrey Fieger’s law firm would receive roughly $4 million. Bessner and a partner were patrolling a Detroit neighborhood