3 h. ago LA Angels settle lawsuit with family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

Angels reach confidential settlement after civil trialSkaggs died in 2019 from fentanyl-laced pillsParties arrive at settlement while case with juryThe Los Angeles Angels on Friday settled a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.The decision to settle was reached after a two-month civil trial in Southern California over whether the Angels should be held responsible for Skaggs’ 2019 death after he snorted a fentanyl-laced pill provided by the team’s communications director, Eric Kay. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Angels and Tyler Skaggs' family discuss settlement after trial about his fatal overdose, source says

Lawyers for the Los Angeles Angels were discussing a possible settlement Friday with the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs following a trial over whether the team was responsible for his fatal drug overdose

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55 h. ago A mourning father thought he was collecting his son’s clothes from the mortuary. The bag actually contained a human brain, lawsuit says

“Discovering one’s own child’s brain matter in a washing machine and then having to scoop it out...is a horror no family should ever endure,” a lawsuit claims

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4 d. ago Closing arguments underway in trial over Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs' drug overdose death

Closing arguments began Monday in a civil trial over whether the Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the fatal drug overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs

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6 d. ago LA Angels president testifies he wishes he'd known about drug use before pitcher's fatal overdose

The Los Angeles Angels’ president says the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the baseball club and he wished he knew sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team’s employees

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8 d. ago Family of Chicago officer slain by partner on duty files lawsuit against city, shooter

The family of a Chicago police officer who was fatally shot by her partner while on duty has filed a lawsuit contending the Chicago Police Department did not heed warnings about the officer who fired the shot

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1 week ago NASCAR chairman refuses to budge on team charters in testimony during Michael Jordan's lawsuit

NASCAR Chairman Jim France has testified in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust lawsuit against his family that he still has not changed his mind on granting teams permanent charters

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1 week ago Holly Hagan reveals her sister Darci, 19, saved a stranger's life by donating her heart following fatal drug overdose as she admits 'we wanted her life to mean something'

Holly Hagan's sister Darci tragically died in October aged 19 following an accidental drug overdose after taking crystal MDMA in a Manchester nightclub. 

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1 week ago Holly Hagan reveals 'guilt' over teenage sister's fatal drug overdose and the life she'll never live

Grieving Holly Hagan has admitted that the tragic death of her sister has left her with an overwhelming sense of guilt.

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2 w. ago Matthew Perry doctor jailed for supplying ketamine to tragic actor

A Los Angeles doctor who admitted to illegally selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose has been jailed.

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3 w. ago Man, 41, dies after not pooing for an entire month as family sues

James Stewart, 41, had been living at a group home in Ohio when he died of severe constipation, with his family filing a wrongful death lawsuit claiming his death was avoidable

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