Wrongful Death 101: From Dugout to Overdose | Tyler Skaggs Case

🎙️The Layman's Law School podcast is back at it with a wild, tragic, and legally complex case involving the Los Angeles Angels, a drug-dealing communications director, and the wrongful 💀 of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. 💼⚖️

In this episode:

- What does "knew or should have known" mean legally?

- When can employers be liable for employees’ criminal actions?

- How is the value of a human life calculated in wrongful 💀 cases?

⚾ Legal nerds + baseball fans = this one's for you.

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Video Chapters:

0:00 – 🎉 Happy New Year + New Season!

1:12 – Meet "Hologram Chase" and the AI joke

3:40 – Surprise apparel sneak peek + Giveaways teaser

7:22 – ⚖️ The Facts: Tyler Skaggs, Opioids, and the Angels

10:10 – Legal Breakdown: Employer liability explained

13:15 – Comparative Negligence in California

16:08 – Why sue the team and not just the dealer?

19:45 – Discovery phase: How lawyers prove what management knew

23:12 – Baseball & Drugs: A brief history

26:35 – ⚖️ Bifurcated Trials: What are they?

31:20 – The value of certainty: Why the Angels settled

36:20 – 💰 How do you calculate the value of a life?

41:10 – Breaking down Tyler Skaggs’ potential earnings

45:20 – ⚖️ Wrongful 💀 damages: What goes into the number?

49:55 – 🚨 MLB drug policy changes post-Skaggs

52:10 – Your takeaway + Call for comments

53:30 – NEXT EPISODE : CBD, Truck Drivers & Drug Tests!

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