Former LSU defensive again and crew captain Greg Brooks Jr., whose profession ended after the invention of a brain tumor final fall, is suing the college and its affiliated medical center for negligence, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports.
Per Dellenger, Brooks is accusing coaches of inaction and trainers of misdiagnosis, whereas additionally levying claims against the surgeon who operated on him. Yahoo Sports obtained the 13-page lawsuit, which was filed in August, earlier this week, and it “unearths unreported details of the timeline of events last year related to Brooks’ unexpected turn of events,” he’s “now (a) “permanently disabled” man who nonetheless, a yr after surgery, can't stroll.”
According to the suit via Yahoo Sports, Brooks started to really feel signs whereas at soccer observe final August, previous to his emergency brain surgery in September. Before an MRI scan found the brain tumor, the previous Tigers defensive again participated in two soccer video games.
In the authorized submitting per Dellenger, Brooks “accuses the coaching staff of encouraging him to practice and play while ill by threatening his starting position, and he levies claims against team trainers for not appropriately diagnosing his condition and refusing, for weeks, to recommend him to a neurological specialist.”
Moreover, Brandon Gaynor, a surgeon at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, is having probably the most severe accusations levied against him: “Brooks alleges that he was left with ‘catastrophic neurological injuries’ and is ‘permanently disabled’ from the brain surgery performed by Brandon Gaynor,” Dellenger wrote.
“During the surgery, Brooks says he suffered ‘multiple strokes’ from ‘acts of malpractice.’ Those alleged acts are being addressed in a medical review of malpractice claims that the family has filed.”
In addition to Gaynor, the lawsuit additionally names a number of LSU teaching and coaching workers members, in addition to medical center docs. Dellenger noted the checklist contains head coach Brian Kelly, then-defensive coordinator Matt House, then-safeties coach Kerry Cooks, head athletic coach Owen Stanley and crew docs Stephen Etheredge and Vincent Shaw.
In the time for the reason that lawsuit was filed, each LSU and Our Lady of the Lake released statements to Yahoo Sports when reached earlier this week, which Dellenger included in his piece.
“First, and foremost, our prayers remain with Greg for his continued healing and recovery. Due to patient privacy laws and pending litigation, we can’t comment on specific individuals or situations,” a press release from the hospital stated, via Dellenger. “The neurosurgical team at Our Lady of the Lake is among the most experienced in Louisiana and they give our patients the best opportunity for a positive outcome in any circumstance. Providing excellent healthcare to those we serve is our top priority.”
As for the college’s assertion: “While LSU cannot comment on ongoing litigation, Greg Brooks remains in our thoughts and prayers as he continues to work through the rehabilitation process. Since the beginning of our agreement with our Championship Health Partner, Our Lady of the Lake, they have provided exceptional medical care for our student-athletes in all of our sports,” Dellenger communicated.
Additionally, the previous LSU soccer participant his household didn't reply to a request for remark from Yahoo Sports.
In conjunction along with his medical lawsuit, Dellenger provided the information that Brooks can be accusing LSU of exposing confidential medical data that was “false and misleading” utilizing his identify, picture and likeness with out his consent; and refusing to switch possession to him of a donation fund in his identify by way of the LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation.
“An NCAA policy does exist requiring documentation of qualifying medical expenses for distribution purposes of such funds,” Dellenger wrote. “LSU did not address the fund in its statement.”
Yahoo Sports added that the listening to for the lawsuit has been scheduled earlier than Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts on Feb. 10, and “in the most recent filing on Oct. 7, Brooks’ attorneys requested a subpoena for LSU, its board of supervisors and the Louisiana office of the commissioner of the administration.”
