Realty Tower victim’s family settles in multi-million-dollar lawsuit
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Robert Rusu Jr. today released documents stating that the family of Akil Drake, who was killed in the Realty Tower explosion, settled its lawsuit for $6.1 million, of which the family will receive about $3.6 million.
The settlement funds were result of Drake’s mother and sister settling a lawsuit they filed against three companies associated with the owners of the building, several natural gas-related companies, plus A. Nieder Architecture and MS Consultants.
Yo Properties 47 LLC, LY Property Management LLC, and Greenheart Companies LLC paid $3 million of the settlement. The Enbridge-East Ohio Gas-Dominion-related companies paid $2.9 million. A Nieder Architecture and MS Consultants each settled for $100,000.