NYC OKs $50,000 payment to pepper-sprayed Occupy protester

New York City has agreed to pay over $50,000 to an Occupy Wall Street protester who said police unjustly blasted her with pepper spray. Lawyers for both sides said Tuesday they resolved Kelly Schomburg's suit for $50,001, plus yet-to-be-determined legal fees. Schomburg's lawyer, Debra Lea Greenberger, says the agreement "provided a measure of justice." The city Law Department says ending the case was best for the city.
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