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  1. May 02, 2023

    Feds' $144.5M Deal Over Texas Church Shooting Approved

    A Texas federal court on Tuesday gave the final signoff on a $144.5 million settlement resolving dozens of families' claims against the U.S. Air Force over a deadly 2017 mass shooting by an ex-airman in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

  2. April 05, 2023

    Feds Reach $144M Deal Over Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting

    The government on Wednesday announced a tentative $144.5 million settlement with more than 75 plaintiffs to resolve a case alleging the U.S. Air Force was responsible for an ex-airman's deadly 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church.

  3. June 07, 2022

    Feds Appeal $230M Judgment Over Texas Mass Shooting

    The U.S. government is appealing a judgment that awarded $230 million to the victims of a former Air Force airman's mass shooting in November 2017, drawing criticism from the victims' attorneys as the appeal comes less than two weeks after another mass shooting in the state.

  4. February 07, 2022

    Court Rules Airman's Mass Shooting Victims Are Owed $230M

    A Texas federal judge ruled Monday that victims of a former airman's 2017 massacre at a church are owed more than $230 million in damages, with the government on the hook after the U.S. Air Force was previously found mostly responsible.

  5. October 25, 2021

    Texas Church Shooting Survivors Win Hearing On DOJ Talks

    The U.S. Department of Justice and the survivors of a deadly mass shooting in Texas by a former U.S. airman are exchanging accusations over whether the federal government is stalling settlement talks as plaintiffs are dying off, leading a magistrate judge to schedule a teleconference for Tuesday on the matter.

  6. July 07, 2021

    Air Force Ruled Liable For Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting

    The U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a deadly 2017 mass shooting by a former airman in Sutherland Springs, Texas, after it failed to report the shooter's court-martial conviction to the FBI, a federal judge ruled in an order published Wednesday.

  7. January 08, 2021

    Air Force Can't Escape Suit Over Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting

    A Texas federal judge has denied the U.S. Air Force's bid to escape a suit over a deadly 2017 church mass shooting by a former airman, saying it breached a duty of care in failing to inform the FBI about the shooter's conviction by a court-martial.

  8. September 08, 2020

    Feds Slam Victims' Bid To Pin Church Shooting On Air Force

    The government has slammed victims and their families' bid for a Texas federal court to rule in their favor in a suit over a 2017 church shooting by a former airman, saying the U.S. Air Force isn't responsible for the attack.

  9. August 24, 2020

    Feds Say They Couldn't Foresee Mass Shooting By Ex-Airman

    The federal government has urged a Texas federal court to toss a suit from victims' families and victims over a 2017 church shooting by a former airman, saying it couldn't have foreseen the event, while the victims argued the U.S. Air Force knew he was dangerous.

  10. May 24, 2019

    DOD Not Immune From Suit Over Ex-Airman Church Shooting

    Victims and families of victims of a deadly 2017 church shooting by a former airman can move forward with related negligence claims against the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force, a Texas federal judge has ruled, finding the government was not protected by sovereign immunity.