[fwdude]

Wait a minute. Isn’t one feature of the castle doctrine and stand your ground that you cannot be sued in civil court for defending yourself?

[ClearCase_guy]

Wait a minute. Isn’t one feature of the castle doctrine and stand your ground that you cannot be sued in civil court for defending yourself?

The family didn't sue Zimmerman. They sued the Homeowners' Association. I bet an insurance company just wanted the whole thing to go away.

[AlexW]

“Wait a minute. Isn’t one feature of the castle doctrine and stand your ground that you cannot be sued in civil court for defending yourself?’
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I understand that it was the homeowners assoc. that was sued.

[Alberta's Child]

Zimmerman wasn't sued in this case. The defendant was the homeowners' association.

Knowing how these things work, I'd say the association's insurance carrier simply put a pencil to paper and figured out how much it would cost to defend the association in the lawsuit -- and then just settled out of court.

[ought-six]

“Wait a minute. Isn’t one feature of the castle doctrine and stand your ground that you cannot be sued in civil court for defending yourself?”

They didn’t sue Zimmerman, they sued the HOA.

[Quickgun]

Here in Texas, yes. If the grand jury finds the shooting justified, there won’t be a civil suit.
Of all the crap I’ve read in the last few weeks, this is the most disgusting. It truly is time for a civil war.These people have been awarded money because their son was an attemted murderer.How much more slap in the face are we supposed to take? I’m not going to sleep well tonite.