$11 million for VA Tech victims

Posted by Kelly on Apr 11, 2008 - 11:44 am

The families and survivors of the Virginia Tech shooting will be receiving $11 million from the state to cover medical expenses or to compensate for the loss of a loved one.  The 21 families represented in the suit have yet to make a final decision on the terms of the settlement.  Recently it was proposed for the families to receive the following amounts:

That proposal called for representatives of each of those killed to receive $100,000. A pool of $800,000 was set aside for the injured in the plan, with individuals eligible to receive up to $100,000 apiece. Families of those killed could seek additional money from a $1.75 million hardship fund, and other money was to be set aside for attorneys’ fees and a fund for charities.

No matter how much money, what happened that day will always follow those affected by this tragedy.  Since it cannot be erased a compensation is the least that the state can do.