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Junior Seau dead, probable suicide
North County Times reporting Seau "found dead by a housekeeper of a gunshot wound to the chest."
https://twitter.com/#!/LATimesfarmer...55054793560065 Junior Seau Dead Cops Investigating Shooting Cops are currently at Seau's home just outside San Diego. Seau was 43-years-old ... and leaves behind 3 kids and an ex-wife. Seau was a beast in the NFL -- skyrocketing to fame thanks to his explosive play with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. The USC standout was selected in the first round of the NFL draft in 1990 and played in the league for 20 years. Seau was involved in a car accident back in 2010 when he drove his SUV off a cliff in Carlsbad, CA hours after he was arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. Seau later said he was not trying to kill himself ... insisting he had fallen asleep at the wheel. http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/02/junior-seau-dead/ Last edited by Quesadilla Joe; 05-02-2012 at 12:35 PM.. |
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05-02-2012, 02:00 PM | #211 |
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Then let the NFL reach a settlement here and work with the court to enact measures to allow potential players to waive their right to sue in exchange for as many protective measures as can be allowed without negatively impacting the nature of the game.
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05-02-2012, 02:01 PM | #213 |
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I can't believe I didn't put him on my celebrity death pool
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05-02-2012, 02:02 PM | #214 | |
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The 'assumption of risk' argument will be bunk, IMO. A jury just isn't going to care. If you are able to prove that playing NFL football was the primary cause for increased mental illness, suicide rates, etc...; you're going to get a verdict. But the toughest part will absolutely be showing that the NFL is the cause of it. I'm inclined to agree with you that there are some chemical connections to some of these issues (que reerunian to come in here spouting about how much smarter steroids make you) and that's going to be a clear point of contention. There's your line in the sand, IMO. But the cigarette companies tried a similar approach when they argued that all links between thinks like emphysema and lung cancer were circumstantial (i.e. lots of people with lung cancer smoke but there's no scientific proof that the smoking caused the lung cancer) - and they pretty much got hammered on it. From what I've seen, they are technically accurate, but the circumstantial evidence (cancer rates among smokers, etc...) was just so overwhelming that it was a no-brainer loss. If the circumstantial evidence keeps getting worse, the argument's just going to get harder to make.
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I can't see how a suit along these lines wouldn't survive a Mx to dismiss. From there, it's just going to be the standard preponderance requirements. I guess it could come into play here, but I really don't see how Twombly would really make an impact.
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RIP Junior, always loved the way he played the game & he seemed to be a nice guy as well.
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Never liked him as a player, but this is still a sad story.
I'd like to see if this was related to concussions/ brain damage / roids / etc.... Did Seau have a history of concussion problems? |
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I agree though, that a suit, especially a class action suit with the NFLPA would be able to take that on, much better than your average litigant. Especially when, as I see it, your evidence is pretty strong. Just some things to think about. Kind of interesting. Not interesting enough for me to want to practice civil litigation in the federal courts, though. |
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