Ok. Here’s how it goes down.
Zimmerman is scared that Martin family will sue him. Because then they only have to prove that it is more likely than not that he was wrong.
But Zimmerman has no money. So why would they sue him. Well, he can get a book deal, and he is suing NBC for defamation for doctoring the tape.
So Zimmerman holds off on the book deal until after the Statute of limitations. And also holds off on the defamation suit until after the statute of limitations (because there is a few days between when that runs on him, and when the Martin’s claim runs on them).
So the Martins sue anyway, and they get a judgment, and then they get the right to sue NBC on his behalf (do they? I don’t know, maybe, why not).
So then the Martins sue NBC on zimmermans behalf claiming that they defamed him. lolol