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Skaggs Family vs. Angels: Jury Weighs Overdose Negligence Claims

12/16/2025

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The jury in a Santa Ana trial deliberates the Skaggs family's claims against the Los Angeles Angels over Tyler Skaggs' 2019 overdose death.
Daniel Dutko, Skaggs family's attorney, argues the Angels neglected to supervise Eric Kay, who supplied the fatal fentanyl-laced pill.
Todd Theodora, the Angels' attorney, contends that Skaggs was a manipulative drug user who pressured Kay for pills, with damages ranging from $91 million to hundreds of millions.

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The jury in a Santa Ana trial deliberates the Skaggs family's claims against the Los Angeles Angels over Tyler Skaggs' 2019 overdose death.
Daniel Dutko, Skaggs family's attorney, argues the Angels neglected to supervise Eric Kay, who supplied the fatal fentanyl-laced pill.
Todd Theodora, the Angels' attorney, contends that Skaggs was a manipulative drug user who pressured Kay for pills, with damages ranging from $91 million to hundreds of millions.