Complex sentence: Some 625 survivors of the flood sued the Pittston Coal Company, seeking $64 million in damages, but settled in June 1974 for $13.5 million, or approximately $13 thousand for each individual after legal costs.
Split into simpler sentences: Some 625 survivors of the flood sued the Pittston Coal Company, seeking $64 million in damages. They settled in June of 1974 for $13.5 million, or approximately $13 thousand for each individual after legal costs.