CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the arrest of two Colorado residents in 2013 during a protest at a coal company’s shareholder meeting in Wyoming.
The incident occurred on the campus of Gillette College, where the Peabody Energy shareholder meeting was held.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports that the lawsuit filed by Boulder residents Thomas Asprey and Leslie Glustrom says they were arrested by campus police after displaying a banner.
Attorney Darold Killmer, who represented the two, said the settlement involved Peabody paying $290,000 to his clients and the Northern Wyoming Community College District and campus police paying another $80,000.
A Peabody Energy spokeswoman said in an email that the company decided to settle the suit for pragmatic reasons. The company did not admit any fault.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com
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