A state judge in Hartford approved the settlement on Thursday in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Grayson's husband. Meanwhile, settlement talks with other defendants in the lawsuit, including Grayson's employer, are continuing, said Kelly Reardon, a lawyer for Grayson's family. The lawsuit blamed the Department of Correction and probation oversight run by the Judicial Branch. “The family hopes that this settlement demonstrates that the state is taking its involvement with the perpetrator of this horrific crime against Joyce Grayson seriously," Reardon said. In the settlement agreement, the state does not admit to any wrongdoing.