Plaintiffs initially awarded $ 4 million each in negligence lawsuit . He went on a shooting rampage on the Blacksburg , Virginia , campus that left 32 people dead . Award later reduced to $ 100,000 each . Virginia 's highest court said Virginia Tech was liable for damages of up to $7.5 billion, but the jury found that it did not have enough evidence to award more than a few hundred thousand dollars per person.
Plaintiffs initially awarded $ 4 million each in negligence lawsuit . Award later reduced to $ 100,000 each . Virginia 's highest court said Virginia Tech was liable for damages of up to $7.5 billion, but the jury found that it did not have enough evidence to award more than a few hundred thousand dollars per person.