Ex-NFL player sues for injuries suffered in jail bathroom fall

Modesto Bee ^ | 12/16/02 | AP

[hoosierskypilot]

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.(AP) - A former professional football player has filed a lawsuit against San Bernardino County, claiming he was injured inside a jail bathroom.

Kevin McLain, a linebacker who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1979, filed the lawsuit Dec. 10 in West Valley Superior Court. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

[joesnuffy]

Federal prosecutors said McLain accepted payments for expensive electronic equipment, such as laptop computers and digital cameras, but never delivered the items.

Sorry to hear of your pain....however...

If you dont like "Do unto others what you would have them do unto you..." Try... What goes around....comes around

[wimpycat]

Disabled and confined to a wheelchair, McLain was grabbing onto a handicapped rail inside a bathroom at the West Valley Detention Center when it came loose from the wall, causing him to fall.

Sorry, but I think he has a valid claim here. He may or may not be scum, but if you were dependent on the handicapped facilities and you grabbed a handrail and it came out of the wall, causing you to fall, you might consider suing, too. Of course, I don't know what the law is in California, with regards to contributory negligence, i.e. the prosthetic hip.

[spootiskerry]

Well, perhaps he has a "legitimate" claim, but not all legal issues are "right" or "just." The man ripped off innocent, trusting people and now he is looking to pay for his wrongs by taking money from the taxpayers to compensate his victims. And so we become victims as well.