The Zimmermann family, of Marshfield, has offered to settle their lawsuit against Dane County and all defendants alleging the wrongful death of their daughter, Brittany, for $150,000.
In the offer filed Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court, the estate of Brittany Zimmerman, Jean Zimmermann and Kevin Zimmermann each seek $49,999 to dispose of the suit. The suit alleged negligence by the county, county executive and a 911 dispatcher in responding to a call from Brittany, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, before she was murdered at her downtown apartment.