How much did Rodney King get in his settlement?

How much did Rodney King get in his settlement?

The jury in Rodney King’s civil lawsuit awarded him $3.8 million in compensatory damages from the city of Los Angeles on Tuesday for his 1991 beating by police. The award was significantly below the $15 million sought by King’s lawyers but well above the $800,000 the city said was a fair sum.

Who was Rodney King’s fiancee?

Other neighbors say that in the hours before King’s death, there was a loud late night party and then an early morning argument — possibly between King and his fiancée, Cynthia Kelley.

Where is Rodney King today?

King died at his home in Rialto, Calif., in 2012.

Who said Cant we all just get along?

In the midst of the 1993 Los Angeles race riots, which led to 53 deaths, 2,383 injuries, and nearly a billion dollars in financial losses, Rodney King famously implored, “Why can’t we all just get along?” Well, why can’t we all just get along?

Who was the lawyer for Rodney King?

Rodney King speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles pleading for the end to the rioting that plagued the city in 1992 after four police officers were found not guilty beating case. Attorney Barry Kowalski later won convictions against two of the officers.

How old is Rodney King now?

King sued Los Angeles over the beating and was awarded $3.8 million in 1994, but he told The Associated Press in 2012 that he lost most of that money to bad investments. King drowned in his backyard swimming pool on June 17, 2012, at age 47.