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Angels Wrongful-Death Trial Over Tyler Skaggs Enters Week 2 as Mike Trout Expected to Testify

Jurors are weighing whether team officials failed to act on warning signs tied to an employee’s opioid dealing.

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Former Angels employee Eric Kay was found guilty in February of 2022 of federal drug distribution and conspiracy charges for providing providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to the pitcher’s overdose death. The Skaggs family has filed a wrongful death suit against the Angels. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Overview

  • Angels traveling secretary Tom Taylor testified he was unaware Eric Kay was using or supplying opioids and said he believed Kay was under medical care.
  • Former vice president Tim Mead previously told the court he did not recall seeing drugs at Kay’s home and believed Kay struggled with prescribed pills.
  • Mike Trout, Skaggs’ former teammate, is expected in Orange County court on Tuesday and could give live or written testimony this week.
  • The Angels argue they did not know Skaggs was taking drugs and say his death resulted from his own mixing of alcohol with pills, while Kay is serving a 22-year federal sentence for supplying the fentanyl-tainted pill.
  • The Skaggs family seeks substantial damages, reported as $118 million in lost earnings plus additional compensation and punitive damages, with another outlet citing a $210 million total.