Don't be too sure. The Army sentenced me twice to assignments at Ft. Devens, just north of Race's location. Insane stuff happens in New England courts. Hollywood wouldn't touch it as it is mind-boggling unreal.
During my last assignment there, some 9-year old kid hosed down a gangbanger with a super-soaker water gun and took two 9mm rounds in the chest in return.
Crack down on gangbangers? No. Ban on waterguns? Yes.
Cut to the following scene. Masshole state trooper pulls over pickup truck with super-soaker proudly hanging in gun rack. Driver is wearing green beret and expression on face that says "dead meat". It made for a couple of interesting months.
I don't know. Personally, I wouldn't pay anyone anything, or even retain an attorney, unless they made demands and could show damages, injuries, medical bills, cause, etc. Even then, if I felt I was in the right, I'd fight them tooth and nail. If he's alleging criminal assault, why didn't the LEOs on the scene make an arrest?