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Victim of State Trooper Shooting Receives $285K Settlement from South Carolina

South Carolina’s insurance is paying $285,000 to an unarmed man who was shot during a traffic stop by a state trooper now facing a criminal charge. The state Insurance Reserve Fund says the settlement was reached in October, just a …

Arkansas Panel Awards $2.7M over Trooper Fatal Crash

A state panel recommended an award of $2.7 million to the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash with a speeding Arkansas State trooper. The state Claims Commission made the award on Nov. 15 and assigned 90 …

Panel to Hear Illinois Trooper’s Workers’ Comp Appeal

A former Illinois State Police trooper whose high-speed crash killed two sisters is asking again for workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he received in the wreck. The Belleville News-Democrat reported the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commissioners would hear an appeal from …

Illinois Bars Workers’ Compensation for State Employees Involved in Crimes

A new law inspired by a former Illinois State Police trooper’s high-speed freeway wreck that killed two sisters bars state employees injured while committing crimes from getting workers’ compensation. The measure, which was signed into law this week by Gov. …