175 million is still outrageous, it's not a win to have to fork over that amount.
I don't know where you practice law, but posting a bond to stay collection of an amount more than twice as large is a win everywhere else.
It's usually a 10% bond with guarantors or bondsman in every state that I'm familiar with, but I'm not sure what the going rate is for witchhunts in New York
No, it isn't a "10% bond" usually, if ever. The bond is usually for the full amount, plus anticipated interest, attorneys' fees, and costs.
If we take him at his word, Daddy couldn't an insurer or guarantor for the amount of the judgment.