Lawyers scraping 50% for themselves considering the high-profile risk of the settlement is entirely possible. Wouldn't taxes eat at least another 50% off the top of the full 27M? (Federal + State + City).
The family will receive next to nothing - maybe a million and a half - which will be gone within a year. If they're lucky, the additional lawsuit "needed to receive settlement" will eat the remainder and leave them with huge legal debts but eligible for the regular gibs. It's all theater, and all ticket receipts are paid in full to the owners.
Lawyers scraping 50% for themselves considering the high-profile risk of the settlement is entirely possible. Wouldn't taxes eat at least another 50% off the top of the full 27M? (Federal + State + City).
The family will receive next to nothing - maybe a million and a half - which will be gone within a year. If they're lucky, the additional lawsuit "needed to receive settlement" will eat the remainder and leave them with huge legal debts but eligible for the regular gibs. It's all theater, and all ticket receipts are paid in full to the owners.
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