A woman who suffered facial injuries from a rubber bullet fired by a Fort Lauderdale police officer during a demonstration in 2020 has settled her federal civil-rights lawsuit against the city for nearly $2 million.

Attorneys for LaToya Ratlieff, who also was tear-gassed during the protest against the treatment of George Floyd in Minnesota, announced the $1.97 million settlement earlier this month over what the lawyers said was “unconscionable police brutality and excessive force directed against peaceful demonstrators.”

The Fort Lauderdale City Council voted in favor of the settlement on Dec. 3 following mediation between the parties that took place on Oct. 28. The initial lawsuit against the city was filed in 2022.

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