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Civil Litigation

Nov. 1, 2022

NCAA lawyer whispers ‘mistrial’ after plaintiff’s attorney violates order

The drama occurred as friends and family of former USC linebacker Matthew Gee, who died in 2018, began testifying Monday in the wrongful death case brought by Gee's widow, Alana.

A defense attorney's whispered prediction of a mistrial followed angry objections by NCAA lawyers on Monday when the attorney for a plaintiff who accuses the league of neglecting player safety leading to her husband's death at 49 asked a question that had been prohibited by the judge before trial.

The drama occurred as friends and family of former USC linebacker Matthew Gee, who died in 2018, began testifying Monday in the wrongful death ca...

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