The family of paramedic Bryan Stow filed suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and team owner Frank McCourt on Tuesday. The suit claims that the team was negligent in providing security to fans. It is therefore responsible for Stow’s beating on March 31 in Dodger Stadium’s parking lot. The suit further claimed that Dodger Stadium is the most violent stadium in all of Major League Baseball, with more crimes committed there than in any other stadium.
The family of paramedic Bryan Stow filed suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and team owner Frank McCourt on Tuesday. The suit claims that the team was negligent in providing security to fans. It is therefore responsible for Stow’s beating on March 31 in Dodger Stadium’s parking lot. The suit further claimed that Dodger Stadium is the most violent stadium in all of Major League Baseball, with more crimes committed there than in any other stadium.
McCourt has yet to comment publicly on the lawsuit, though he did take steps to increase security at the stadium immediately after the attack. Following the arrest of Giovanni Ramirez, believed by police to have been behind the attack, McCourt said that neither he nor another unnamed assailant were “true Dodgers fans.”
Stow remains in critical but stable condition in San Francisco General Hospital. Though he is still heavily sedated, he has received a steady stream of visitors, including San Francisco reliever Jeremy Affeldt. Affeldt met with Stow’s family on Tuesday, and prayed with Stow in the ICU.
Describing the encounter, Affeldt said, “I grabbed his hand, told him who I was, and prayed with him a little bit and encouraged him. His eyes opened up, and I think he kind of looked over my way. I don’t what that is or isn’t, but I was able to do that and get more of what was going on and what had taken place.”
Other MLB players who have come out in support of Stow include Barry Bonds, who has offered to pay college tuition for Stow’s two children. Read more at KSBW and Yahoo News.
