Mom Says Antwun Parker Was a Hero

[BBatesokc]

Mother of robber killed in Oklahoma pharmacy to get money from lawsuit settlement

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[Roadhawg]

Mother of robber killed in Oklahoma pharmacy to get money from lawsuit settlement

I have mixed feelings about this.. First the kid was robbing the store and that's the chances he took and his family shouldn't be rewarded for his illegal actions. But the young man was executed after he was wounded and no longer a threat, plus he was unarmed, so I can see a wrongful death case here. Guess it was cheaper for the pharmacy chain to pay out than go to trial.

[BBatesokc]

I have mixed feelings about this.. First the kid was robbing the store and that's the chances he took and his family shouldn't be rewarded for his illegal actions. But the young man was executed after he was wounded and no longer a threat, plus he was unarmed, so I can see a wrongful death case here. Guess it was cheaper for the pharmacy chain to pay out than go to trial.

I agree. The only reason I can live with this is because the person who shot him was convicted of murder.

[Pete]

Considering the attorney is taking a big cut (usually about half) and 35% of the remainder goes to the Dept. of Human Services, I don't think the mother is going to end up with a big payout.


Really a sad situation all the way around.

[Roadhawg]

Yeah it is... no winners in this one, other than the lawyers. No offense to the lawyers out there

[kevinpate]

Pete, fwiw, in a settlement case such as here, almost half is likely an overstatement.

I don't know the counsel for the mom and I have no insider knowledge on the case, dinna even know of the settlement until reading about it here. However, whether counsel is a solo or part of a firm, a representation agreement poised at or near the 50% mark without a trial is not in my experience the norm.

Conversely, if there were oversized bucket loads of costs incurred along the way to the settlement, the counsel fee plus the client's reimbursement of a large case costs amount could get the figure somewhat closer to such a figure.

Then again, the matter could also have been pursued for a significantly lower than the norm arrangement. It happens more often than most would imagine, if only because so many would imagine it would never happen at all.