A circuit judge has ordered a former city of Columbia insurance carrier to pay $5.3 million to a man who spent 10 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction. Judge Glen Dietrich ordered St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance pay Ryan Ferguson $1 million per year for the five years he spent in prison, from 2006-2011, while the policy was in effect. The judge also awarded Ferguson $354,000 in attorney's fees. Ferguson's attorney, Michael Berry, said his only comment was that he was happy for his client and the award was just...
