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UC agrees to pay $1M to settle pepper-spray suit

By Terence Chea
Published September 26, 2012 4:00am ET
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UC agrees to pay $1M to settle pepper-spray suit
Attorney Mark Merin, who represented the University California, Davis, students who were pepper-sprayed last November, discusses the settlement between the the school and students during a news conference at UC Davis in Davis, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Included in the terms of the settlement were that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi will issue a formal written apology to each of the 21 students and recent alumni who was pepper sprayed or arrested and they will receive $30,000 from the $1 million settlement. Seen in the background are Ian Lee, left, and Fatima Sbeih, who were both peppered-sprayed.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were pepper-sprayed during an Occupy protest at UC Davis last fall, according to a preliminary settlement filed Wednesday.

The Nov. 18, 2011, incident prompted national outrage, angry campus protests and calls for the resignation of Chancellor Linda Katehi after online videos shot by witnesses went viral.

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