Interesting. I guess I figured most of what you said already, I just didn’t realize that merely going to trial was the threshold to being sued in civil court under the FL law.
To me, none of this makes any sense (the laws on self defense). That we allow people who were legitimately defending themselves to be sued and have massive judgements against them; well, it just boggles the mind.
The problem is that in a trial, the prosecution has to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that someone is guilty. In a civil suit, the threshold is the "preponderance of the evidence," a much lower standard. That's what got OJ. He was declared not guilty in the trial, but got sued big time in civil court.