Report: Family of comedian killed in crash settles claim with Walmart

New York -- The family of James McNair, the comedian killed in the automobile accident that also seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan, has reached a financial settlement with Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Reuters reported.



The out-of-court settlement is the first legal resolution from the crash, which occurred on June 7, 2014, on the New Jersey Turnpike.



Terms of the settlement were confidential, according to the report, and Walmart did not admit liability in the settlement.



Morgan and three others have sued the discounter in New Jersey federal court alleging the company was negligent in connection to the crash. The discounter has said in a court filing that Morgan and other passengers were not wearing seatbelts when the crash occurred.



The Walmart truck driver has pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide and assault-by-auto.