Crime & Safety

Stow Family Files Lawsuit and Thanks Public for Support

Bryan Stow's family files lawsuit against Dodgers on Tuesday and sends message of thanks to the public Wednesday.

Bryan Stow’s family has filed a against the Los Angeles Dodgers and its owner Frank McCourt. The Giants fan was attacked by two men in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on March 31.

The civil suit, filed Tuesday, is on the basis of negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery. The suit is on behalf of Stow’s two young children, and also includes complaints about future damages, such as the loss of future services, earnings and protections for the kids.

Although Bryan Stow’s father, David Stow, declined to comment on the suit, he did wish to send a thankful message out to the public.

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“We’ve received letters and cards and emails and we thank the public tremendously. It’s so nice to read them and find out how they feel about Bryan and how they’re touched, and we thank them for that,” David Stow told Patch Wednesday afternoon.

"We express it to all the public; they’ve just been so kind and generous. It’s touching for us to read all these comments.”

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