LOS ANGELES -- A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating in a Dodger Stadium parking lot won his negligence lawsuit Wednesday, with a
jury agreeing that the Dodgers didnt provide adequate security and were partly
to blame for the attack.
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from the Dodgers, "but Bryan will know that he got some help today." "Hes not
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going to help him through now, and thats what he needs," Dave Stow said. The
jury delivered its verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom after weeks of testimony
about the assault after the opening day game in 2011 between the rival teams.
Stow, 45, was left with disabling brain damage and became a symbol of violence
at sporting events. He was in the courtroom for part of the trial, his
wheelchair positioned front and centre so jurors could see the ghastly scars on
his head where his skull was temporarily removed during efforts to save his
life. Experts testified that the former Northern California paramedic Stow will
never work again and has suffered repeated strokes and seizures. They said he
will require around-the-clock care. Lawyers for Stow claimed the team and former
owner Frank McCourt failed to provide adequate security. In split decisions,
jurors found that the Dodgers were negligent but absolved McCourt. In civil
cases, only nine of 12 jurors must agree on the verdict. The Dodgers "did have a
(security) plan but somewhere along the line that plan broke. And it needed to
be fixed," juror Carlos Munoz said after the verdict. "Hopefully we helped to
fix it. ... If youre going to own a stadium, do it right." Jurors determined
that Stow suffered about $18 million in damages in the form of lost earnings,
medical expenses and pain and mental suffering. The Dodgers must pay $13.9
million of that because while finding the team negligent, jurors assigned it
only a portion of the responsibility for Stows harm. Stows attackers shared the
rest of the responsibility for Stows harm, jurors determined. However, they
werent sued and so cannot be required to pay a share of the damages. Stows
parents pronounced themselves satisfied with the jurys award even though it is
less than half of what they had sought. "Well make it work for him," said Stows
mother, Ann Stow. The defence had argued that security was stronger than ever at
an opening day contest and contended that Stow was partially to blame because he
was drunk. But jurors were unanimous in deciding that Stows own negligence wasnt
a substantial factor in causing his harm. Stows mother said she held her
husbands hand as the court read that part of the verdict form. "I was so
ecstatic because we know our son and we know that the picture the defence was
trying to portray was not Bryan at all," Ann Stow said. They said they had not
spoken to their son, who did not attend the hearing, but did talk to his sisters
and expected they would talk to him. In San Francisco, Giants manager Bruce
Bochy said he was happy for the family that there was finally a verdict. "What
happened shouldnt have happened. We have to keep that in mind. But also for the
fans coming to the ballpark, you need the proper security," he said. "It
shouldnt be a situation where youre afraid to go to a game or you cant enjoy
yourself." Dodgers fans Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood pleaded guilty to the
attack in criminal court after a lengthy preliminary hearing in which witnesses
said security guards were absent from the parking lot where Stow was attacked.
The complicated civil case even threw jurors at one point, who announced last
week that they were deadlocked. The judge ordered them to resume deliberations.
"They struggled through it," Dana Fox, an attorney for the Dodgers, said after
the verdict. "Remember, after four days they had not found liability on the part
of the defendants. That is quite telling, I think, in and of itself." In the
wake of the attack, the Dodgers and Los Angeles police increased their security
at games, including adding more patrols and undercover officers wearing rival
team jerseys.
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Hockey League action.(SportsNetwork.com) - The New Orleans Pelicans hope to have
young star Anthony Davis back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Utah Jazz. Davis
suffered a bruised chest in the first quarter of Fridays win over Cleveland and
did not return. He then missed Sundays 128-122 overtime loss to the streaking
Golden State Warriors and is questionable tonight. The talented big man is
averaging 24.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks. New Orleans had the
Warriors, the NBAs best team, on the ropes and was outscored by a 17-11
difference in OT. Warriors guard Stephen Curry poured in 34 points and Klay
Thompson added 29. Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday scored 34 and 30 points,
respectively, in defeat and Ryan Anderson netted 15 for the Pelicans, who shot
46.5 percent and had won three of their previous four games. New Orleans shot
better than 50 percent over the first three quarters, but was a combined
11-of-30 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Our guys fought their tails off
tonight, we just came up short, Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. Evans is
averaging 16.9 ppg and has scored 30 or more points in back-to-back games for
the first time in his career. Evans tallied 31 points in the win over the
Cavaliers. The Pelicans are 7-3 at hhome and will visit Houston next on
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Alec Burks scored 19 points, Gordon Hayward added 16 and Trey Burke finished
with 15 points for the Jazz, who made only 38.5 percent and lost for the 11th
time in the past 12 games. The Jazz are 2-9 on the road and their 17 turnovers
led to 25 Washington points. They took better care of the ball and executed
better, Jazz first-year head coach Quin Snyder said. We shot ourselves in the
foot. The Jazz will also visit Miami, Orlando, Charlotte and Memphis on the
jaunt. Utah forward Derrick Favors missed the game with an ankle injury suffered
Friday against the Heat. Favors played about 10 minutes and is averaging 15.2
points and 8.2 rebounds. He is questionable against the Pelicans. The Jazz and
Pelicans will play the second of three meetings this season, and New Orleans
tallied a 106-94 triumph in Salt Lake City on Nov. 22 thanks to Davis
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