George Zimmerman Sues Family br of Trayvon Martin for $100 Million.br Zimmerman is also suing br the Martin family attorney, br Ben Crump, as well as others.br The former neighborhood br watch volunteer claims he's been br victimized since he shot and br killed Trayvon Martin in 2012.br Zimmerman's lawyer claims that a book br published by Crump in October constitutes br defamation because it implicates Zimmerman br in the "genocide of colored people.".br Crump has called the lawsuit br "unfounded and reckless," saying br it's "a shameless attempt to profit br off the lives and grief of others." .br This plaintiff continues to display a callous disregard for everyone but himself, re-victimizing individuals whose lives were shattered by his own misguided actions, Ben Crump, Attorney for the Martin Family, via 'USA Today'.br Zimmerman was acquitted br of the murder of 17-year-old br Trayvon. The killing occurred in br a Central Florida neighborhood.br Zimmerman shot the unarmed br teenager following a confrontation. His claim of br self-defense was found credible by a Florida jury.br Zimmerman has become increasingly br controversial.