Murdaugh Murders: Housekeeper’s Family Says They Never Got Any Money In Death Settlement
Eric Bland, an attorney representing Satterfield’s sons
Brian Harriott and
Tony Satterfield, told FITSNews he sent a notice of representation to attorney
Cory Fleming last week to get “truth and answers” for his clients.
Fleming — a long-time friend of Alex Murdaugh — represented Satterfield’s family in the 2018 death settlement.
“We’re not saying that anything has been done wrong,” Bland told FITSNews. “We just need answers for these two boys — one of them who has special needs — and the answers should be very clear.”
In the notice, Bland asked Fleming several questions that he says should have been answered immediately. He also demanded records to answer the following questions:
- How were the attorney fees paid?
- How was distribution of the settlement funds paid?
- Why did the case settle for this amount?
“I will not stop until these kids get every answer that they’re entitled to and every dollar that they should have gotten … as a result of their mother’s death,” Bland said.
In 2018, Murdaugh’s insurance provider paid $
500,000 for personal liability in the wrongful death and
$5,000 for medical payments stemming from the incident, according to court documents.
Brian Harriott and Tony Satterfield were the only beneficiaries listed in the settlement.
Fleming’s law firm – where Alex Murdaugh
previously worked – received
$177,500 of the total sum from Murdaugh’s insurance company, according to the settlement.
Bland said the family was told Satterfield tripped on the steps at the Murdaugh’s former home on Holly Street in Hampton, S.C. They were told the Murdaugh’s dogs caused her to trip – causing a fall which resulted in her sustaining a traumatic brain injury.
It is not known if any member of the Murdaugh family called 911 after the incident – nor is it clear how Satterfield was transported to the hospital, where she stayed for several weeks. Satterfield died on February 26, 2018.
Bland told FITNews Satterfield was the Murdaugh’s housekeeper and nanny for around twenty-five years.
“With that amount of time, you become part of the family,” Bland said. “She helped raise their children. And it would seem to me that Mr. (Alex) Murdaugh would want her and her children to be done right.”
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