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Article: Duke lacrosse players seeking $30M settlement.
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- Newsday (Melville, NY)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2007
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Byline: Alfonso A. Castillo
Sep. 8--Michael Nifong may have parted with his freedom as he began his 1-day jail sentence Friday, but he likely won't have to part with much more of his money, said several legal experts who predicted the three wronged Duke University lacrosse players won't get much out of the disgraced ex-Durham prosecutor.
As Nifong walked into a jail Friday after being convicted of contempt, reports surfaced that attorneys representing the three young men cleared of raping a stripper are seeking a $30-million settlement from the City of Durham. City officials have 30 days to reach a settlement before the players file the suit.
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