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Omaha Woman Injured at Polling Place Gets $25K

lawsuit-settlementOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 92-year-old Omaha woman whose chair collapsed under her at a polling place in 2012 will receive $25,000 as part of a settlement.

The Douglas County Board approved the settlement Tuesday. The City Council will not review the settlement because the amount is less than $35,000.

Kathryn Johnson was at the pavilion of the Steve Hogan Golf Course to vote in the 2012 general election when she tried to sit down on a chair and it collapsed.

She later sued the county, the city of Omaha and Hogan’s Junior Golf Heroes Foundation. She claimed treatment for her injuries cost nearly $10,000.

The county and the golf foundation each will pay $10,000. The city will pay $5,000.

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