Family of former pitcher Tyler Skaggs files wrongful death lawsuits against LA Angels
By FOX 11 Digital Team
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LOS ANGELES, CA - February 19: Los Angeles Angeles Tyler Skaggs #45 during photo day at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Nearly two years after his death, officials announced on Tuesday that the parents and wife of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed wrongful death lawsuits in California and Texas.
The family is suing former Angels Communications Directors Tim Lead and Eric Kay, as well as the Angels organization with negligence, gross negligence and wrongful death.
Tyler Skaggs has filed multiple lawsuits against the MLB franchise and two former employees.
The Associated Press reports Skaggs parents in Texas and his wife in California are accusing the Angels organizations, as well as former communications directors
Tim Mead and
Neither complaint specified how much money Skaggs parents or widow are seeking, according to
the AP.
The Angels organization released a statement in response to the lawsuits on Tuesday (June 29) denying any knowledge of Skaggs opioid use prior to his death, nor was anyone in management aware or informed of any employee providing opioids to any player. The Angels Organization strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Skaggs family and we will vigorously defend these lawsuits in court,” the statement read.
Tim Mead and
Neither complaint specified how much money Skaggs parents or widow are seeking, according to the AP.
The Angels organization released a statement in response to the lawsuits on Tuesday (June 29) denying any knowledge of Skaggs opioid use prior to his death, nor was anyone in management aware or informed of any employee providing opioids to any player. The Angels Organization strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Skaggs family, and we will vigorously defend these lawsuits in court,” the statement read.
Skaggs was found dead in a suburban Dallas hotel room on July 1, 2019, which was the same day of the Angels opening game of a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.
Tyler Skaggs has filed multiple lawsuits against the MLB franchise and two former employees.
The Associated Press reports Skaggs parents in Texas and his wife in California are accusing the Angels organizations, as well as former communications directors
Tim Mead and
Neither complaint specified how much money Skaggs parents or widow are seeking, according to
the AP.
The Angels organization released a statement in response to the lawsuits on Tuesday (June 29) denying any knowledge of Skaggs opioid use prior to his death, nor was anyone in management aware or informed of any employee providing opioids to any player. The Angels Organization strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Skaggs family and we will vigorously defend these lawsuits in court,” the statement read.
Tyler Skaggs has filed multiple lawsuits against the MLB franchise and two former employees.
The Associated Press reports Skaggs parents in Texas and his wife in California are accusing the Angels organizations, as well as former communications directors
Tim Mead and
Neither complaint specified how much money Skaggs parents or widow are seeking, according to
the AP.
The Angels organization released a statement in response to the lawsuits on Tuesday (June 29) denying any knowledge of Skaggs opioid use prior to his death, nor was anyone in management aware or informed of any employee providing opioids to any player. The Angels Organization strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Skaggs family and we will vigorously defend these lawsuits in court,” the statement read.