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A confidential settlement was reached during jury deliberations after jurors signaled they would award roughly $100 million in damages following 31 days of testimony in the wrongful-death lawsuit over pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ accidental overdose.Rusty Hardin said the family is extremely happy with the agreement, which ends a six-year legal battle without disclosing financial terms.
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