Originally Posted by highthief

Most people don't get what they asked for in civil suits. Filing a big suit for big dollars is first and foremost a way of getting the guy you're suing to say "OK, look, I'm not paying $15 million, but let's settle out of court and I'll give you $5 million - then will you go away?"

Bertuzzi is guilty of a crime, that's already agreed. So there are civil damages out there, the question is going to be how much.