D.C. Circuit Court
Scientist to Get $5.8M Settlement from DOJ in Anthrax Case
Posted Jun 27, 2008, 05:30 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
Steven Hatfill, a former Army scientist who says the government violated his privacy rights and damaged his reputation by leaking investigative details to reporters about his role as a "person of interest" in 2001 anthrax attacks, has won a $5.8 million settlement from the Department of Justice.
According to court documents filed today in his federal lawsuit, "the settlement calls for the government to make an immediate $2.82 million payment to Hatfill. Beginning in 2009, the government will pay Hatfill an additional annuity of $150,000 a year for 20 years, according to court papers," reports the Los Angeles Times.
Although it agreed to the settlement, the government doesn't admit liability in the case. The anthrax attacks,… Continue reading...
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