Williams’ lead attorney, James Brosnahan of San Francisco, said Friday that he and his client are pleased to have reached a settlement that is higher than the jury’s award.
“We think the case does stand for something, which is sports and violence,” Brosnahan said, adding that he thinks the verdict and settlement will send a message to former and current players — and will hit Romanowski in the pocketbook.
“I believe the impact will be that he and others will refrain from that kind of behavior in the future,” Brosnahan said
LOL. 400k is chump change for big name athletes.
Either something went awry during the damages phase of the trial, or the defense lawyer did a great job of damage control.