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Originally Posted by mdp_az
The City of Durham has claimed immunity and is placing all blame on Nifong, jerk that he is. $30 mil each is a bit steep for these guys. I agree they deserve a payout b/c their lives were screwed up royally by Nifong, but I think a more reasonable settlement could be reached.
I, too, was baffled at his getting re-elected during all of this mess.
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I am sure the whole purpose of filing for bancruptcy was to initiate talks on a new settlement. $90 million bucks definately sends a message about just how wrong Nifong's actions were, but can they really expect to get $90 million out of him?
The way I see it the three guys basically have two choices: 1) continue pursuing the $90 million in court year in and year out, bleeding a little out of Nigong at a time and, of course, the attorneys taking their cut of each payout, or 2) negotiate a smaller settlement, pay the attorneys their cut of the payout and be done with it and move on with their lives.