Texas 'affluenza' teen's family settles suit with paralyzed boy

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Texas 'affluenza' teen's family settles suit with paralyzed boy

By Jana J. Pruet FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas court has approved a settlement with a boy who was left paralyzed after he was thrown from a truck driven by a drunk teenager, who also killed four people last year in a case that touched off an emotional debate about money and justice. The then-16-year-old driver was sentenced to probation for the deadly accident after his lawyers argued the youth suffered from "affluenza," a condition where enormous wealth blinded him from responsibilities resulting from his actions. The American Psychiatric Association does not recognize "affluenza" as a diagnosis. The family of the teenager, through its liability insurer, was ordered to pay a lump sum of more than $1.6 million to a special needs trust for Sergio Molina, along with annuities to provide for him in coming years, according to court documents obtained on Tuesday.

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