{"id":25686,"date":"2023-07-18T05:57:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T09:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25686"},"modified":"2023-07-18T05:57:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T09:57:13","slug":"mallory-beachs-family-settles-for-15m-over-murdaugh-boat-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/07\/18\/mallory-beachs-family-settles-for-15m-over-murdaugh-boat-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallory Beach’s family settles for $15m over Murdaugh boat crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A multi-million dollar settlement has been reached in a fatal boat crash involving the family of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Relatives of Mallory Beach, 19, who died when the vessel hit a bridge support, will receive $15m (\u00a311.4m) under the agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The boat belonged to convicted murderer and ex-attorney Murdaugh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Officials believe it was being driven by his drunk son, Paul, at the time of the February 2019 crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The convenience store that sold Paul the alcohol and Alex Murdaugh were defendants in the wrongful death lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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All legal action connected to the crash was settled on Sunday, lawyers said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A further $3m will be split between four other teenage passengers who were on the boat – Anthony Cook, Morgan Doughty, Miley Altman and Connor Cook –\u00a0reports CBS 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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