Trayvon Martin’s parents tried to reach a lawsuit settlement through mediation and either the HOA or its insurer offered a $1 million settlement. But Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin rejected this $1 million settlement.
Eventually, they did reach a settlement outside of court, but when Trayvon Martin’s parent’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump. filed the paperwork the settlement amount was blacked out on five pages since the parents wanted to keep the amount confidential. Considering the previous settlement offer of $1 million was rejected as being too low, it can only be speculated that Trayvon Martin’s parent’s settlement was at least in the seven figures range.
In the same time frame the lawsuit was filed, Sybrina Fulton also filed two petitions to patent and trademark Trayvon Martin merchandise including the phrases “I Am Trayvon” and “‘Justice For Trayvon.” Such Trayvon Martin merchandise is turning out to be quite lucrative ...
Apparently Benjamin Crump is a good attorney to squeeze money out of scared Home Owner's Association and T-Shirt Mechanizing. Not so good at getting jail time.
And maybe this is the real intended end game. To really juice Ferguson through use of the FUD factor.
This is a battle that is so nonsensical if it were moral principle involved.