Settlement reached in Taser case

A Benton City man will receive $350,000 in a settlement with the city of West Richland and Benton County over a 2007 Taser incident that caused a skull fracture.West Richland is responsible for $315,000 and Benton County will pay $35,000, according to Kennewick attorney Bill Reinig, who represented Mark Clark.Clark filed a civil tort claim against both entities in federal court last year and it was set for trial this summer, but a settlement agreement was reached during mediation in

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