Pray for W and Terri's Family
"How much money did he receive from the malpractice suit?"
$2.1 M, before lawyers fees. The lawyer who represented them said that on TV.
In other places I read that out of that, the net was around $1M put in trust for Terri's care ( the award was based on Terri living out a normal lifespan, which doctors testified to in court), and some $600,000 given directly to MS for "loss of companionship".
But after Terri's death, MS was going to inherit the trust fund as well.
MS figured it may cost him some money to get Terri legally killed, but he'll keep the rest. But as Terri's parents fought for her life, he had to keep spending more money -- and the Judge actually allowed MS to use the money, that was supposed to be to keep Terri alive, to pay to lawyers to sue to kill her.