The payment was finalized earlier this month, said Shiller, Petrishe's lawyer in the lawsuit. He praised the village for "recognizing the great damage that was done to one of its citizens" and agreeing to settle rather than take the case to trial. The $3 million will go a long way toward easing "the issues that Mr. Petrishe will be dealing with the rest of his life" but must also go to pay attorney fees and Medicaid for the extensive hospital bills he ran up, Shiller said.