North Korea returns $500M Otto Warmbier lawsuit, report says

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North Korea returns $500M Otto Warmbier lawsuit, report says

SEOUL, March 13 (UPI) -- North Korea has sent back a $500 million lawsuit to a U.S. District Court that ordered the Kim Jong Un regime to compensate the parents of Otto Warmbier for the student's death in 2017.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had issued a default judgment in December, ordering North Korea to pay $450 million in punitive damages to the estate of Warmbier and his parents. The remaining $50 million was to cover "pain and suffering," economic losses and medical costs.

According to online records, the lawsuit was returned to the court by Wednesday, Voice of America reported.

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