article_snippet.sent: But a civil jury awarded the Brown and Goldman families $33.5 million in wrongful-death damages.
article_snippet.sent: The family of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed man killed by police in 1999, settled with New York City for $3 million in 2004 after filing a $60 million lawsuit.
article_snippet.sent: Wrongful-death lawsuits have been filed in other recent high-profile cases, too.
article_snippet.sent: In New York, the family of Eric Garner is seeking $75 million in damages.
highlights_snippet.sent: Attorneys for Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr are seeking $75,000 in compensation, as well as unspecified punitive damages .
  