Taxpayers On The Hook For $2.3M To Settle Legal Claims Against The State …Two incidents on state highways accounted for more than $1 million in settlements the state entered in 2020.
A state settlement over a deadly motorcycle crash on the Likelike Highway accounted for nearly half of taxpayers’ legal bills — totaling about $2.3 million — approved by lawmakers this year.
That settlement is one of 15 that puts taxpayers on the hook for legal costs involving state departments and employees.
