Overview
- Testifying in week six, Carli Skaggs said she did not know Tyler used opioids and described the case as having consumed her life, saying she wants the team held accountable.
- Tyler’s mother, Debbie Hetman, told jurors she knew he became addicted to Percocet after 2013 and said the Angels never asked her about it, adding she would have disclosed his struggles.
- Jurors saw a text attributed to Tyler referencing “crushing a blue” Oxycodone pill and heard questions about cocaine at his 2018 bachelor party, which Carli said she did not know he used.
- Angels officials have denied knowing about opioid distribution, while clubhouse witnesses and Eric Kay’s ex-wife testified Kay’s drug issues were known; the family seeks $118 million in damages.
- A separate dispute surfaced over HR executive Deborah Johnston’s testimony that MLB was notified and involved in Eric Kay’s treatment, which MLB disputes, and the judge has not ruled on a perjury allegation.