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Bryan Stow Shares “Liability” For Attack, Dodgers Attorney Says

Reut Cohen |
October 27, 2011 | 8:56 p.m. PDT

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Dodgers stadium (Jake N., Creative Commons)
Dodgers stadium (Jake N., Creative Commons)
An attorney for the Dodgers and its owner, Frank McCourt, told ESPN that the Dodgers franchise is not responsible for the brutal beating of San Francisco Giants fan Byran Stow last March.

"One of the things the jury will be asked to do is to determine what percentage of fault various individuals have for this event," Jerome Jackson, McCourt's attorney, said in an interview with ESPNLosAngeles.com. "You’re saying to the jury, 'They (the Stow family) are saying we're 100 percent liable. But does that mean (Marvin) Norwood and (Louis) Sanchez, who beat this guy up, have no liability? And, does it mean Mr. Stow himself has no liability?'"

Jackson filed a civil complaint naming the two men charged in the Stow’s beating, according to ESPN.

"I've been doing these cases for 23 years and I have never seen one yet in which it didn't take at least two people to tango," Jackson told ESPN, suggesting jurors may decide Stow is also to blame for the attack. "So stay tuned and stand by."

Stow, who has been moved to a long-term rehabilitation center, suffered critical brain injuries and was in a coma for several months after the March 31 attack. According to his family he still requires around-the-clock care despite significant improvement.

 

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