▁to ▁police ▁policy , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁review ▁by ▁top ▁department ▁officials . ▁ ▁After math ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁D ial lo ' s ▁mother , ▁K ad ij at ou , ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁Sa ik ou ▁D ial lo , ▁file d ▁a ▁US $ 6 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ 2 0 m ▁plus ▁$ 1 m ▁for ▁each ▁shot ▁fired ) ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁officers , ▁charg ing ▁gross ▁neg lig ence , ▁wrong ful ▁death , ▁ra cial ▁profil ing , ▁and ▁other ▁viol ations ▁of ▁D ial lo ' s ▁civil ▁rights . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁they ▁accepted ▁a ▁US $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁settlement . ▁ ▁The ▁much ▁lower ▁final ▁settlement ▁was ▁still ▁reported ly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁man ▁with ▁no ▁depend ants ▁under ▁New ▁York ▁State ' s ▁" wr ong ful ▁death ▁law ", ▁which ▁limits ▁dam ages ▁to ▁pec uni ary ▁loss ▁by ▁the ▁dece ased ▁person ' s ▁next ▁of ▁kin . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁H . ▁G air , ▁lead ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁D ial lo ▁family , ▁argued ▁that ▁Federal ▁common ▁law ▁should ▁apply , ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Section ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ,