> > And it also said:
>>
>> "Schiavo's husband, Michael, who wanted to withhold tube feeding after a
>> few years of unsuccessful therapy, had the legal advantage early on. A
>> malpractice verdict gave him $300,000 and her $700,000, and he was
>> guardian of her money. The Schindlers, people of modest means, had only
>> recently paid off a federal tax lien on their Gulfport condominium.
>>
>> Michael Schiavo, as guardian, could pay attorney George Felos more than
>> $350,000 from Terri's trust fund because the court agreed he was doing
>> it for her benefit.
>>
>> St. Petersburg attorney Pam Campbell represented the Schindlers for free
>> and couldn't afford to take many depositions or hire expert medical
>> witnesses, she said last week."
>> Marta
>
>true, which is especially why i forwarded the second link which breaks
>down the money. but it seems that michael schiavo spent $350,000 and the
>schindler's attorney received at least $300,000 from right-wing
>organizations. which puts them pretty even. that seems to negate your
>opinion that the schindlers were at a disadvantage during the lawsuits.
>
>
The Schindlers received the money *after* the trial was over, done kaput. All they could do then was appeal to higher courts, not get a new trial to present their full case with experts and good lawyers. Marta --