tman wrote:xd ED wrote:not sure re FL, but I believe in MN an acquittal provides protection from civil liability.
There is SOME truth to that. It's a very limited scope of protection. And it doesn't mean they can't sue. It means they shouldn't win. You'll have to pony up some $ to pay for an attorney.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/us/florid ... settlement
CNN) -- The parents of Trayvon Martin have settled a wrongful death claim against the homeowners association of the Florida neighborhood where the teenager was fatally shot, the Orlando Sentinel reported Friday.
The report of the settlement comes more than 13 months after neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot Martin in Zimmerman's neighborhood in Sanford, Florida.