"The wrongful-death trial brought by pitcher Tyler Skaggs' family against the Angels is expected to begin in a little more than a month, according to a schedule set by an Orange County Superior Court judge during a hearing on Thursday, Aug. 28. After several lengthy delays, attorneys on both sides of the civil case confirmed they are prepared to move forward with the jury trial. The attorneys, as well as the judge, all agreed that they want the trial completed by Thanksgiving."
"In 2019, Skaggs was discovered in a hotel room dead from a lethal combination of fentanyl and alcohol. The 27-year-old Santa Monica High graduate had spent most of his decade-long professional career in the Angels organization. Besides the Angels, he pitched in the big leagues for Arizona. Eric Kay, a former Angels communication staffer, was convicted in federal court in 2022 of providing Skaggs with drugs and sentenced to 22 years in federal prison."
"Legal clashes over potential evidence have delayed the trial multiple times. Disputes earlier this year centered on the contents of cellphones belonging to Skaggs' and to various Angels officials, including owner Arte Moreno. And attorneys for the Skaggs family which includes his widow, Carli, his mother, Debbie Hetman, and his father, Darrell Skaggs previously accused the Angel lawyers of trying to run out the clock on a civil trial."
A wrongful-death trial filed by Tyler Skaggs' family against the Angels is set to begin with jury selection on Oct. 6 and a trial lasting more than a month. The family seeks $210 million and the court and attorneys aim to finish the case by Thanksgiving. Skaggs died in 2019 from a lethal combination of fentanyl and alcohol at age 27 after a decade-long professional career that included time with the Angels and Arizona. Eric Kay was convicted in 2022 of supplying drugs and sentenced to 22 years. The family contends the organization knew or should have known about Skaggs' drug use, while the Angels say Kay procured street drugs in a clandestine arrangement paid for by Skaggs. Legal disputes over cellphone evidence and other materials have repeatedly delayed the civil trial.
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