The estate of a 23-year-old man beaten to death after a night out in the Old City section of Philadelphia has settled for $7 million with the bars that served the man's attackers, according to lawyers in the case.

The $7 million settlement was reached with defendant bars G Lounge and Lucy's Hat Shop, which allegedly served assailants Steven Ferguson, Kenneth Enriquez-Santiago and Felix Carrillo excessive quantities of alcohol Jan. 14, 2012, before the trio beat Kevin Kless to death while he waited for a cab with his girlfriend and friend at Fourth and Chestnut streets.

Ferguson and Enriquez-Santiago were underage at the time but were allowed in the bars and served alcohol, according to court papers in the case of Kless v. Victor Holdings. All three assailants pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, where the dram shop case was also filed.