In July of last year, U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper declared a mistrial in the family’s civil lawsuit after finding that a Los Angeles Police Department detective hid statements linking the killing to rogue LAPD Officers David A. Mack and Rafael Perez.

According to The Los Angeles Times, the sanctions followed a series of legal volleys in which Judge Cooper asked the plaintiffs’ attorneys to submit fees and costs and the city to contest those calculations. Though Judge Cooper didn’t give the family the $2 million it originally sought, she left open the possibility of an additional award of $300,000.

The $1.1 million awarded included reimbursement for the cost of hiring security personnel for the family’s lawyers and witnesses.

“It’s pretty clear from the ruling that the judge understands this is a significant and difficult case,” Perry Sanders, an attorney for the rapper’s family, told The L.A. Times. “It seems like everything she did was measured, and we think what she did was appropriate.”

Meanwhile, Jonathan Diamond, press spokesman for City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo, whose office defended the city in the case, says the attorney was “disappointed” with the judgment but believes the city will still prove its case.

“We believe the officer’s conduct was inadvertent, and we will prevail at trial on the merits of the case,” Diamond told The L.A. Times.

Wallace’s mother, Voletta Wallace, his sister and his widow, Faith Evans, sued the city and others four years ago, alleging wrongful death and accusing LAPD officials of covering up the involvement of corrupt officers in the killing.

Most of the defendants were dropped from the lawsuit, but Judge Cooper indicated that she would allow the Wallace family to revise their suit.

Born Christopher Wallace, Biggie was killed on March 9, 1997, after a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

The retrial is expected to begin later this year.

Despite his death, Biggie remains a prominent figure in hip-hop. The recent release of The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter has been a tremendous success.

There has also been some recent drama surrounding the late MC. In December, a party celebrating the release of The Notorious B.I.G. Duets came to a halt when three people were stabbed. More recently, Big’s estate and Bad Boy Records were sued by a publishing company for sampling songs without permission for his debut, Ready To Die.