The Pedersen Settlement Wasn’t Sealed. There Was No Settlement.
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Palm Bay, FL -- This morning, The Palm Bayer reported that the federal lawsuit filed by the estate of Jeffery W. Pedersen against the City of Palm Bay settled with the terms sealed. We were wrong. The document that proves it was sitting in the city attorney’s office the whole time.
After publication, the city attorney’s office provided The Palm Bayer with the settlement agreement. It was not on the public docket. We are publishing what it says.
What We Reported and Why
The original article documented a federal civil rights lawsuit arising from a September 25, 2020…
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