GREENFIELD — A judgment in the discrimination case involving former Greenfield Police Officer Patrick Buchanan now totals $1 million after a judge signed off on an additional $567,000 that includes interest and attorney fees, according to court documents.

The judgment total includes the jury verdict that earlier awarded Buchanan $442,930 in damages, about $289,000 in interest and other statutory costs, and nearly $279,000 in attorney fees that were awarded by the court.

The May 6 jury verdict in Hampshire Superior Court found that Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. and the Police Department discriminated against Buchanan when he was denied a promotion in 2014. Buchanan had been awarded $92,930 in lost back wages and $350,000 for emotional distress. He was the department’s only Black officer at the time.

“I’m pleased we’ve gotten to this level. I’m not sure whether it’s the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning,” said Buchanan’s attorney, Timothy Ryan, referencing a quote from former Prime Minister Winston Churchill. “So much of it lies with the city.”

In addition to Ryan, Buchanan was represented by Attorney Michael G. McDonough. Greenfield and Haigh were represented by attorneys Erica Brody and Leonard Henry Kesten.

Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said the judgment, including all attorneys’ fees, will be paid by Greenfield’s insurance company, the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association.

“According to the court process, the attorney and insurance company have a right to ask for a new trial or, failing to get a new trial, an appeal,” Wedegartner said. “I believe that’s the way the process goes, and it’s my understanding they intend to do that. It’s the insurance company doing that — rightly so, it’s their money. They’re looking to protect it, plus make sure the city of Greenfield gets a fair trial.”

She said if the insurance company were not involved in the process, the city would potentially be liable for the judgment.

“I think the process has to go forward right now,” Wedegartner said. “There’s not a lot I could responsibly do and not put the city in financial jeopardy.”

Ryan noted there are deadlines for which the city will have to take action if it indeed plans to do so.

“I don’t know what they’re going to do,” he said. “So we’ll all sit tight and watch.”

Reporter Mary Byrne can be reached at mbyrne@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Twitter: @MaryEByrne.