Wow. Lawsuit only came because of initial public statements from the university
"Jill McCluskey told ESPN in January 2019 that (University President Ruth) Watkins' previous statement that Lauren's killing could not have been prevented sparked her and her husband to file their lawsuit.
The McCluskeys have said that the goal of the lawsuit was to set off a chain reaction to improve campus safety nationwide and that a settlement could force insurance companies to push for safety reforms. They have said all money from the settlement will go to the Lauren McCluskey Foundation, which contributes to causes associated with "campus safety, amateur athletics and animal welfare."
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When asked Thursday what would have been different had the school acknowledged wrongdoing from the beginning, Matt McCluskey said, "[The school] would have saved a lot of money."