The company that owns a duck boat that sank on Table Rock Lake in the summer, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident.
65 year old William Bright, and his 63-year-old wife, Janice, of Higginsville, Missouri, were among those killed in the July 19 accident. Their three adult daughters filed suit soon after.
Adam Graves, an attorney for the family, told the Kansas City Star that the settlement with Ripley Entertainment was finalized Thursday, and that his clients were satisfied with the settlement.
Terms were not disclosed. A Ripley spokeswoman declined immediate comment.
Three others named in the suit will remain defendants. They are Ride the Ducks International LLC, a division of Ripley; the captain of the duck boat, Kenneth Scott McKee; and the driver on land, Robert Williams, who died when the boat sank.