OC Register: Eric Kay, Tim Mead removed as defendants in one Tyler Skaggs wrongful death suit

[Dtwncbad]

The plaintiff claims the Angels knew or should have known . . .

Isn't it at least equally fair to say Skaggs either knew or should have known that messing around with drugs can kill you?

This whole thing freaking sucks for everybody.  Ugly and sad and tragic.

[Jay]

I wonder how much Arte will settle for?

[Inside Pitch]

7 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

This whole thing freaking sucks for everybody.  Ugly and sad and tragic.

Thus my clusterf*ck comment.  It just stinks all around.

[Jay]

23 hours ago, AngelsWin.com said:

Kay and Mead were removed from the California suit and are still named in the Texas suit.

Kay and Mead don't have any money, what's the point of suing them?

 

[arch stanton]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Kay and Mead don't have any money, what's the point of suing them?

 

It gives the appearance that it might at some minute level be about principle as well as money

[Taylor]

23 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

An entirely inaccurate and reckless statement.  I have done zero speculation and I never said this case was frivolous.

But I’m sure that what your brain heard, so what is the point of even setting the record straight here?

I agree.

3 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

I am really saddened by the Skaggs story.  It is absolutely tragic.  My comment is simply noting that our contemporary society is litigious in its appetite to blame someone for every bad thing that happens.

 

You're right that you never used the word "frivolous" so you win on a technicality. 

[bruin5]

I haven’t heard anything about the depositions of 5 players as part of this case.  If any of them knew about Skaggs drug use, and maybe even participated, as employees of the Angels then maybe you could make the case that these “employees” should have gone to the organization but they weren’t properly trained, yada, yada.   It’s a stretch.  

Without Mead or Kay it would be harder to establish that link.  

[eligrba]

Glad the Angels aren't trying to create a distraction about this case by playing playoff baseball.

[Dtwncbad]

8 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

I haven’t heard anything about the depositions of 5 players as part of this case.  If any of them knew about Skaggs drug use, and maybe even participated, as employees of the Angels then maybe you could make the case that these “employees” should have gone to the organization but they weren’t properly trained, yada, yada.   It’s a stretch.  

Without Mead or Kay it would be harder to establish that link.  

Unless I missed something, I have yet to hear any angle that Skaggs was pressured by the organization to take certain drugs to stay on the mound (or similar claim).

That kind of claim would seem more worthy.  But we have to get through the process to find out if there is something here that establishes some kind of liability on the Angels.

We don’t know yet in this exact case (at least I don’t).

It is just distressing that, in my opinion, it seems pretty common for some suits to be filed for the wrong reasons.  When that happens, it creates more damage that wasn’t necessary.

Again, we will see.

Edited October 27, 2021 by Dtwncbad

[Jason]

19 hours ago, Lou said:

That's quite an assumption. Most drug addicts go to great lengths to hide their addiction from family members.

They probably try to hide it from employers too

[Dtwncbad]

9 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Glad the Angels aren't trying to create a distraction about this case by strategizing trades to extend the career of Salvador Perez.

Improved

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

They probably try to hide it from employers too

Absolutely.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

That someone jumped, he wasn't pushed.

Yes.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

I know its a clusterfuck, and that's likely all I'll remember years from now.

"The Angels made this happen so the fans would forget about Matt Harvey?" - vladdylonglegs

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

If Eric Kay now dies of an overdose, does his family sue the Angels?

Or Skaggs'

Skaggs was financing Kay's habit....

[tdawg87]

Josh Hamilton killed a guy.

[eligrba]

Josh Hamilton also helped kill a team's world series hopes.