RH - Do you think the civil trial may have simply been a way to curtail JB and KC's (as well as her family's) exploitation of Caylee's images to subsidize her legal fees? I'd guess the attorneys in FL are not happy about seeing one of their own skating that ethical line. JB has already been asked by JS to account for that and Nejames very pointedly made reference in a motion regarding paying for photocopies of TES documents that the money the defense used to pay for them needed to be ethically obtained.
I always thought the reason JB countersued was so that Morgan would not have access to KC's financial information, which he would if Morgan won the suit (because it was certainly not in her best interest to give that depo). I realize that this is not exactly Son of Sam stuff, but it certainly skates the line. And I've never heard of a defendant using the victim to generate revenue.
So is it possible that this suit is less about ZFG and simply a vehicle for Morgan to give a shot across the bow to JB and his ethics in regards to how he is getting paid?
Listen, Morgan and Morgan is the number one television advertiser in Central Florida. What better way to get free publicity than to interject yourself into the biggest case in Central Florida.
Before this case, he was unknown out of legal circles or Central Florida; now he has had multiple national tv appearances.
As for the legitimacy of his client's claim. Legally, it is a leap to say that it is more likely than not that Casey Anthony was specifically referring to her. If anything, the ticketed Zenaida would fit the description more than Morgan's client. Why can't she sue as well.
Now, at the end of the day - before any attorney takes on any case, the first thing he asks is what is it worth. Morgan would only get 1/3 of any settlement. And last I check you cannot get blood from a stone. So Morgan's 1/3 of nothing is nothing. But what does he care, he is a multi-millionaire who has received immeasurable media exposure.
Meanwhile, poor little old Zenaida Gonzalez - the woman who is petrified of the media. Well she appears on the media with old John all the time. But more importantly, what damages has she suffered?
I am assuming her yearly salary before this case was 45K or less. And we know that one of Casey's friends received something like 20K from a tabloid for their story. Zenaida could probably get 3x that. and now her un-tabloid story is probably worth 20x that.
No matter how you cut it, she has suffered no damages. If anything, she hit the lottery by being involved with this case. Moreover, if she would have not sued, she would have been just a footnote in this story within a few months. Any continuing emotional trauma she suffers is her own doing.
So IMO this whole civil suit is a mockery. Hate Casey or not, I think everyone would agree that a death penalty case is more important than a civil suit.
