Jameis Winston's accuser and Florida State University have reached a $950,000 settlement in a civil lawsuit, ending a months-long legal saga between Zephyrhills' Erica Kinsman and her former school.
Kinsman will receive $250,000 in exchange for dropping the federal Title IX lawsuit; her attorneys will receive $700,000, according to a statement released Monday by FSU. Kinsman's attorneys, John Clune and Baine Kerr, said that split is not "anywhere close" to accurate. Regardless, the total lump sum payment is believed to be the largest ever to one plaintiff in a Title IX sexual assault case.
In a statement, FSU president John Thrasher said settling the case helps the university avoid "millions of dollars in additional litigation expense.