Just one day before their case was scheduled to go to trial, the owners of Brothers Bar and Grill agreed to stop fighting the UW Board of Regentsâ?? attempt to condemn their bar. Owners Marc and Eric Fortney dropped their lawsuit Tuesday against the university and said they would accept the Regentsâ?? offer of $2.1 million, allowing UW-Madison to build its new School of Music facility on the property. The Fortneys, who are UW-Madison alumni, said they agreed to dismiss the case because it was â??the right thing for UW-Madison,â? according to their attorney, Mike Wittenwyler.
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