So sorry to hear about your son. The consideration to be given to filing a civil action against the perpetrators of such criminal action is whether after spending the time and money in bringing a civil action and taking it to a judgment, which can be an expensive proposition, the defendants can satisfy the judgment or are they judgment-proof, i.e., without assets to satisfy a judgment. Without assets to satisfy the judgment, time and money are spent without any recovery. So an asset search would be a recommended first step in making the decision to sue, and, one must pay attention to any statute of limitiations on bringing the action to ensure that it is not barred by too much time going by before filing suit. We are unable to provide legal advice until such time as we have a signed engagement letter with our clients, but hopefully the foregoing is helpful. Thank you, Franklin D. Dodge,Esq.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2017 at 12:17 PM