[Elvis]

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Reggie Bush to sue city of St. Louis over injury suffered vs. Rams

JASON LA CANFORA
CBS Sports NFL Insider

November 8, 2015 12:30 pm ET

Running back Reggie Bush, who suffered a season-ending and potentially career-threatening knee injury after slipping on concrete surrounding the field in St. Louis, has procured legal representation and plans on suing the city of St. Louis over the matter, according to a source close to the player. High-powered attorney Shawn Holley and her KWIKA firm is handling Bush's case, which will take aim at the Edward Jones Dome -- owned and operated by the city of St. Louis through its Sports Authority and Convention Bureau.

The NFLPA contacted the NFL about the safety issue at the stadium following the latest incident on the concrete, sources said. Bush was carted off with a season-ending injury and one, given this stage of his career, that could jeopardize his ability to play professional football again. The league and the Rams worked with the operators of the stadiums to make sure the problem is corrected, but obviously that's after the fact for Bush, a former first-round pick who had only recently gotten back on the field for the 49ers after battling injury.

Bush's suit will likely seek gross negligence given the potential danger of having such a slippery surface abut the playing field, the source said, especially considering this was not the first incident of this sort to take place there.

Holley was a member of the famed O.J. Simpson legal team working with Johnnie Cochran. Bush has been a client of hers in the past, and she has also served as an attorney for celebrity clients like Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan. Bush, 30, signed a one-year deal with San Francisco with a $1.6-million base salary and $500,000 roster bonus as well as the chance to earn $18,750 for each regular-season game for which he is active.

[BuiltRamTough]

Lollll

[Rams the Legends live on]

If Bush does win such a case I wonder what kind of bond financing Peacock will come up with for the city so they can pay the damages.

[Stranger]

wow

[bluecoconuts]

/I can imagine Kroenke reading that article and giggling to himself... "You guys just had to demand to be the owners did ya?"

[dieterbrock]

I wonder if there was any complaint filed by Cleveland, namely McCown for the same issue? The fact that that happened and nothing was done does seem to show some negligence

[moklerman]

Riiiiight. Because Reggie Bush NEVER gets hurt otherwise.

[Hacksaw]

If Bush does win such a case I wonder what kind of bond financing Peacock will come up with for the city so they can pay the damages.

LOL Legends. Good one! This could drop their credit rating even further,, lol. Definitely puts a different focus on that pesky top tier thing.

[TSFH Fan]

Dome/CVC insurance will probably take care of it and the case never will get anywhere -- but talk like that is no fun.

So, hey, was that concrete area adjacent to the playing surface? I'm really confused about the word "adjacent" these days. Man, I don't see how any Eastern Missouri court/jury is going to find in favor of some rich pampered, cheating athlete who was born and raised in So Cal and went to school in Los Angeles -- especially when trial is after the Rams move to LA. Dude, Bush, you been wearing and using cleats for a couple of decades. You know they don't work well on concrete, you knew and saw what happened to that silly white boy the week before, yet after seeing what happened to him, you trotted your skinny ass out over there, fell down, and got a boo boo on your knee?!? Well, duh!

[Hacksaw]

As I said somewhere, He was so far out of bounds he was either showboating or has completely lost his sence of depth perception. He has walked on concrete in cleats before and he had plenty of time to stop short.
Bummer but really dumb.