From The Gazette: A group of white firefighters who won a reverse-discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 have been awarded about $2 million in damages from the city of New Haven, Conn., ending a 7-year legal battle.

The Supreme Court ruled that officials violated the white firefighters' civil rights when they threw out 2003 promotion tests results because too few minorities did well. The firefighters returned to U.S. District Court in Connecticut seeking back pay, damages and legal fees.

Court papers indicate 20 firefighters accepted offers Wednesday from the city for back pay, additional pension benefits and interest. The firefighters will receive about $2 million and the city will pay their attorneys' fees and costs of about $3 million. The settlement includes three years of pension credit, and the settlement will be paid for from an account set aside for the case and insurance proceeds.
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