Stanislaus County approved a $22.5 million settlement of lawsuits seeking damages for deceased Modesto attorney Frank Carson, his widow, stepdaughter and five others who were wrongfully accused almost 10 years ago in a sensational murder case.
In one of the largest civil rights court settlements in California, Carson’s estate and the late attorney’s wife, Georgia DeFilippo, each will receive $4 million. Christina DeFilippo, Carson’s stepdaughter, will receive $2.5 million, and $1.5 million will be paid to Eduardo Quintanar Jr., one of three CHP officers who were accused and later exonerated.
The settlement in federal court also includes $3.5 million and $1.85 million for former CHP officers Walter Wells and Scott McFarlane, respectively, and $1.85 million each for Turlock businessmen Baljit Athwal and Daljit Atwal, who were represented by the Morrison Foerster law firm of San Francisco…