US EditionLA Angels should be held responsible for pitcher Skaggs’ overdose death, lawyer says
The Skaggs family alleges the Angels were negligent in supervising Eric Kay, who was convicted of providing the fentanyl that caused the pitcher’s fatal overdose in 2019.
- On Friday, a six-man and six-woman jury panel was sworn in at Orange County Superior Court, and opening statements are scheduled Tuesday.
- The family filed a wrongful death suit claiming Los Angeles Angels Baseball negligently supervised Eric Kay, who supplied drugs to Tyler Skaggs and at least six other players.
- Court records show Eric Kay, former Angels communications director, was convicted and sentenced to 22 years for supplying fentanyl, while a coroner's report found a toxic mix in Skaggs' system and five MLB players testified about receiving oxycodone from Kay.
- Attorneys say the trial could stretch until Dec. 12 with four alternate jurors selected and Tim Mead expected to testify first, while Mike Trout is slated for Oct. 21.
- The Angels contend that Eric Kay acted outside his employment scope, while Skaggs' death prompted Major League Baseball to begin opioid testing amid rising fentanyl overdoses.
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A lawyer for the family of late MLB player Tyler Skaggs alleged during opening statements of his wrongful death trial that the pitcher’s team, the Los Angeles Angels, put him “directly in harm’s way.” They did so, attorney Shawn Holley argued, by continuing to employ former director of communications Eric Kay. Kay is serving 22 years in prison after he was convicted in 2022 for providing Skaggs with the fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill that led to …
Tyler Skaggs’ Family Says Angels Ignored Red Flags That Led To Fatal Overdose
A civil trial over the 2019 overdose death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs began this week in California, and attorneys for his family are placing blame squarely on the team. Shawn Holley, the attorney for the Skaggs family, told jurors on Tuesday that the Angels put him "directly in harm’s way" by continuing to employ Eric Kay, the team’s former communications director. Kay is currently serving a 22-year federal prison sentence after…
Tyler Skaggs drug death case begins with bombshell accusations against Angels: ‘Buried their heads in the sand’
The Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers because the team failed to follow its own drug policies and let an addicted and drug dealing employee stay on the job and have access to the players, a lawyer for the pitcher's family said on Tuesday.
Lawyer Blames Angels for Star Pitcher's Overdose Death
The Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers because the team failed to follow its own drug policies and let an addicted and drug dealing employee stay on the job and have access to the players, a lawyer for...
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