A 71-year-old safety guard is suing the Los Angeles Rams … claiming the NFL org.’s negligence led to him struggling “catastrophic” accidents throughout a violent fan brawl at SoFi Stadium final yr.
The person — ID’d within the lawsuit as Robert Leahey — says the incident occurred again on Dec. 8, 2022 throughout the Rams vs. Raiders “Thursday Night Football” sport … when he was employed by Modern Companies Company to assist help folks in giant crowds and assist “maintain an orderly atmosphere.”
At round 6:30 PM contained in the Inglewood stadium, nonetheless, Leahey says a “large fight broke out” between L.A. and Vegas supporters — and he jumped in to attempt to maintain the peace.
However, within the lawsuit, Leahey says as different guards arrived on scene — they pushed him, inflicting him to fall down a set of concrete stairs.
Leahey claims he hit his head a number of occasions whereas crashing down the steps — and when he received up, he alleges somebody concerned within the battle threw a Modelo beer can that linked together with his head … ‘inflicting him additional damage.
Leahey says on Dec. 9, he went to a close-by hospital … “where he was tested and diagnosed with severe and catastrophic brain injuries, including a subdural hematoma with brain bleeding.”
Within the swimsuit, Leahey claims because the incident, he is had problem together with his speech and his imaginative and prescient — whereas additionally affected by complications. He claims he is been unable to work as properly.
Leahey is suing the Rams for unspecified damages.
