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The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a visiting nurse killed by a sex offender at a halfway house in Willimantic in 2023 has been resolved with a $2.25 million settlement , but her surviving family says they will continue fighting to ensure better protections are put in place for health care workers to help avoid a similar tragedy.

The settlement resolves the claim family members of Joyce Grayson brought against the state of Connecticut as well as litigation against her employer, Elara Caring, and others. New London-based attorney Kelly Reardon spoke at a news briefing on Monday at her law office where she said the “global resolution” closed the civil action against all the involved parties, which included Elara Holdings, LLC.

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