According to wbls.com, Marion “Suge” Knight, the former CEO of Death Row Records, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Terry Carter. Carter was fatally struck by Knight’s truck in 2015 during a confrontation near the set of the film “Straight Outta Compton.”
The settlement concludes a prolonged legal battle following Knight’s 2018 no contest plea to voluntary manslaughter. He is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence for the incident.
The civil lawsuit, initiated by Carter’s widow, Lillian, and daughters, Crystal and Nekaya, sought $81 million in damages. Their attorney, Lance Behringer, argued that each family member deserved $1 million for every year Carter might have lived had he not been killed.
In October 2024, the case ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 7-5 in favor of the plaintiffs, falling short of the nine votes required for a verdict.