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Idaho family reaches settlement in cyanide bomb lawsuit

| August 12, 2020 12:27 PM

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — The federal government has admitted negligence and agreed to pay an Idaho family nearly $40,000 to resolve a lawsuit after an M-44 “cyanide bomb” placed near the family's home exploded, killing the family's dog and spewing poison on a 14-year-old boy.

Reed Larsen, the Pocatello attorney who represented Mark and Theresa Mansfield and their son Canyon in the lawsuit, said the settlement is a victory for the family...

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