Justice Department settles Parkland school shooting civil cases for $127.5 million

The Department of Justice has settled over 40 civil cases that arose following the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. All cases have been resolved for a total of $127.5 million, according to a statement released Wednesday. 

"The settlement does not amount to an admission of fault by the United States," the DOJ said in the statement. 

The payments mark the end of multiple civil cases filed against the U.S. government for damages following the Parkland shooting.