Professional Sports and Liability

Los Angeles Angels and the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs reached a confidential settlement in the wrongful-death lawsuit over his 2019 fentanyl-laced overdose after jurors were on their third day of deliberations; the family had originally sought $118 million in damages. The family said the trial "exposed the truth," thanked the jury and urged Major League Baseball to hold the Angels accountable, while testimony included references to teammates paying clubhouse attendant Eric Kay for "bizarre stunts" and suggestions the money may have been used to buy drugs.