Brain Injured Football Player Sues City and School District
A lawsuit has been filed with the San Diego Supreme Court seeking unspecified damages on behalf of high school football player Scott Eveland, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury allegedly by the delay of an emergency response team. The family hopes the litigation process will bring to light why a second ambulance had to be called to transport Eveland even though one was currently on site. “To have the ambulance there and refuse to transport certainly was not in Scott's best interest,” attorney David Casey Jr. said. “Our main focus right now is to understand this policy.” Casey said Eveland, who collapsed during the second quarter of a game on Sept. 14, 2007, has permanent brain damage and will require constant care for the rest of his life. “When you have bleeding in the brain, you know, every second counts,” Casey said.
