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[December 05, 2009]  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of an ABC Sports cameraman who died after falling off a platform at Camp Randall Stadium.

HardwareThe settlement made public Thursday ends years of litigation between state lawyers and family members of the late Harold Umansky of Davie, Fla.

Umansky suffered head injuries after falling eight feet from a platform while installing a camera the day before the football game between Wisconsin and Iowa in 2003. He died days later.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in July the stadium's facilities director could be held liable in the death for failing to comply with safety rules that required the platform to have a railing.

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[Associated Press]

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