VA pays to settle lawsuit over Michigan vet's suicide
DETROIT — The federal government has agreed to pay nearly $220,000 to settle a lawsuit over the suicide of a U.S. Marine from Michigan.
Randen Harvey's family had accused the Department of Veterans Affairs of failing to keep him in a hospital or commit him to a mental-health facility.
The 24-year-old Harvey served two tours in Iraq. He died of a drug overdose at his father's home in Farmington Hills in 2006.
Thomas Campbell, a lawyer for Harvey's estate, says the lawsuit was settled last week, a few days before trial in federal court.
A message seeking comment was left with the U.S. attorney's office, which represented the VA. Harvey grew up in Mio and Farmington Hills.
Monday, November 9, 2009
VA pays to settle lawsuit over Michigan vet's suicide
