For the past six years, Tampa lawyer Ken Dandar has waged a battle to get a wrongful death lawsuit against the Church of Scientology in front of a jury. He has been stymied at every turn; recently, he was being sued by Scientology in a breach of contract case. The Church of Scientology wanted more than US $2 million.

The St. Petersburg Times explains:

Church officials cried foul when, more than two years into the wrongful death case, Dandar sought to add as defendants several top church officials, including the church's worldwide leader, David Miscavige. The ensuing bad publicity was devastating to Scientology, church officials said. It also violated a private agreement between the church and the McPherson estate not to add additional defendants, church attorneys contended. So the church sued.

In the end, the jury only awarded the Church of Scientology US$4,500. Even better for Dandar is the fact that he originally offered to settle this case for US$15,000. Under Florida law, this means that he doesn't have to pay any of the jury's award because it is less than we he offered. On top of that, the Church of Scientology also has to pay all of the legal fees that Dandar accrued since his offer.

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