A $4.9 million settlement was reached Monday in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of Fullerton-area transient Kelly Thomas.

The settlement was reached between Fullerton city officials, former and current police officers, and the man’s father, Ron Thomas, the day the civil lawsuit was set to go to trial.

Thomas, who suffered from schizophrenia, was beaten by Fullerton police during a July 2011 altercation. He died several days later.

Two officers who were accused of causing Thomas’ death were found not guilty last year.

As part of Monday’s settlement, the defendants would admit no liability in the case.

City funds would not be involved in the settlement, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The amount was significantly more than the $1 million settlement Thomas’ mother, Cathy, accepted from the city in May 2012.

“Although the city would like to say it’s not admitting liability, the reality is when you’re paying $4.9 million, almost five times what the mother took to settle her case, that speaks loudly and clearly and in volume,” Garo Mardirossian, attorney for Thomas’ father Ron, told the Times. “The act of having agreed to pay that large amount is a tacit admission, whether they admit it or not.”