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Bryan Stow Vs Los Angeles Dodgers Case Analysis Essay

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This report analyzes the case between Bryan Stow v. Los Angeles Dodgers revealing the detailed information about the incident, the trial, and verdict. The report also examines the party that is wrong in the case.Fact: On 31 March, 2011, Bryan Stow, aged 42, a paramedic from Santa Cruz, California, who was the plaintiff in this case, traveled with his three fellow paramedics to the Dodger Stadium to watch the opening day game between the San Francisco Giants, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stow, who was the fan of SA Giants was walking in the parking lot of the stadium following the 2-1 Dodger victory. Suddenly, Louie Sanchez punched him on the head provoking Stow to lay flat on the ground. While Stow laid on the ground, Sanchez, and his friend named Marvin Norwood subsequently kicked Stow on the head making him sustain traumatic brain injuries. Bryan Stow was a disabled adult, however, his conservators David Stow, and Elizabeth Stow sued the Los Angeles (Dodgers.2014). The two family also sued Frank Mccourt, who was the owner of the LA Dodger at the time of this altercation in 2011. Moreover, Stow sued other entities that were associated with the LA Dodger and Mccourt, however, the case was ultimately dismissed before the trial. The final trial proceeded against LA Dodgers and Frank Mccourt, however, he was only able received a claim on premise liability and negligence. (Baxler, 2012). Subsequently, LA Dodger filed a suit against Norwood and Sanchez. These two men had been arrested and charged for a criminal offense for an assault against Stow. Both Norwood and Sanchez pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to prison in February 2014. However, the court claimed that LA Dodgers was contributorily liable for the Stow incident. According to Bryan Stow, Sanchez and Norwood attacked him because he wore the San Francisco Giants clothing.

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The Counsel maintained that two security personnel were assigned to the post, however, they did not arrive on time to intervene or prevent the assault. The plaintiff's counsel also argued that the incident was due to the negligence because the inadequate security system was not put in place to save the assault. According to Plaintiff counsel, it was apparent that Sanchez and Norwood were unruly, throwing food and yelling obscenities at people wearing Giants clothing, yet, they were not being ejected from the stadium despite their inappropriate behaviors. Moreover, they were not approached by the security personnel to stop their behavior, this act of negligence allowed the two people to continue drinking and took the altercation on Stow after the second game.
On the other hand, the Counsel of Los Angeles Dodgers and Mccourt argued that it was impossible to prevent every possible incident in a stadium that occupied 56,000 people. The Counsel also contended that the Stadium personnel provided a high level of security during the Opening Day game and more than 100 uniformed LA police officers were deployed to enhance additional security. (Mcafee, 2015). The Counsel also argued that there was no record of improper behaviors from Norwood or Sanchez during the game. Moreover, nobody reported the improper behaviors at the stadium. Thus, the Counsel of LA Dodgers and Mccourt pointed out that Sanchez and Norwood were at fault for the unfortunate tragic incident, however, Stow was also comparatively at fault because he was intoxicated with alcohol of between 0.16 and 0.20 BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) at the time of the incident. The Counsel also provided the evidence of Stow…

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