(AP) – A circuit judge has approved a settlement of a lawsuit
against the University of Missouri Board of Curators over a Columbia
firefighter's death.
The amount of the settlement in the February 2014 death of Fire Lt. Bruce
Britt was not disclosed.
Circuit Judge Jodie Asel approved the settlement Monday, with the condition
that Britt's mother would not intervene and a conservator is appointed for
Britt's 6-year-old daughter.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Britt's widow, Leigh Kottwitz, filed the
wrongful death lawsuit in March 2014.
Bruce Britt died while responding to a call that a roof had collapsed at
University Village.
A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health report cited
deterioration of a walkway Britt used and a lack of information as the primary
contributing factors in his death.
against the University of Missouri Board of Curators over a Columbia
firefighter's death.
The amount of the settlement in the February 2014 death of Fire Lt. Bruce
Britt was not disclosed.
Circuit Judge Jodie Asel approved the settlement Monday, with the condition
that Britt's mother would not intervene and a conservator is appointed for
Britt's 6-year-old daughter.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Britt's widow, Leigh Kottwitz, filed the
wrongful death lawsuit in March 2014.
Bruce Britt died while responding to a call that a roof had collapsed at
University Village.
A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health report cited
deterioration of a walkway Britt used and a lack of information as the primary
contributing factors in his death.
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