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$520 million settlement approved in Santee Cooper lawsuit

| July 21, 2020 12:27 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina state judge on Monday approved a $520 million settlement in a customer class action lawsuit against state-owned utility Santee Cooper over increased rates for a failed nuclear construction project.

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