Yesterday, Allen Iverson lost a court appeal stemming from a bar fight and will now have to pay a man $260,000 in damages. Damn!
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today upheld a jury’s finding that Iverson’s bodyguard, Jason Kane, attacked bar patron Marlin Godfrey and that Iverson stood and watched without attempting to stop the beating.
Godfrey said in court papers that he suffered a concussion, a ruptured eardrum, a burst blood vessel in his eye and a torn rotator cuff in the July 2005 scuffle with Iverson’s security detail. The altercation occurred when the basketball star’s entourage attempted to take over the bar’s VIP section, according to court papers. No criminal charges were filed.
“We find no error in the district court’s ruling that the jury did not need the assistance of expert testimony to determine the standard of care Iverson owed to Godfrey,” Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Randolph wrote in the opinion.
The three-judge panel also rejected a cross-appeal by Godfrey over some of the lower court’s evidentiary findings. Godfrey, who also alleged he suffered emotional injury, had sought $20 million in damages.”
Note to self, do not mess with Allen Iverson because he will stand by and watch you get the ever living snot beat out of you for fun. Next time, I’m sure Iverson will just order a fight on pay-per view and save at least $259, 950 doing so.
Via MLive
