Bruce Fagel

Bruce Fagel, the attorney representing the family of Hank Gathers, said Friday that he has withdrawn his subpoena of ESPN that asked for the unedited videotape of Gathers the night he collapsed. "We have withdrawn it, with the right to reissue it when we have reviewed all the material," said Fagel, who has filed a $32.5-million suit charging negligence in Gathers' death against 14 defendants.

For some jurors, the trial involving the death of Hank Gathers, a former Loyola Marymount basketball star, was unfolding favorably for the defendants when it ended prematurely Wednesday. After listening to three weeks of testimony, eight of the 12 jurors interviewed Wednesday said they could not find fault in Dr. Benjamin Shaffer, then of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Group, and Dr. Dan Hyslop of the Loyola student health center.

After several weeks of legal banter, the first lawsuit regarding the death of Hank Gathers is expected to be filed Friday in Los Angeles. Bruce Fagel, the Beverly Hills attorney for the Gathers family, said he will file six separate counts naming 14 different defendants in a 52-page complaint. Fagel said he will disclose details Friday at a news conference.

In an unusual conclusion to nearly 2 1/2 years of legal action, the trial dealing with the death of Hank Gathers, a former Loyola Marymount University basketball star, was dismissed by a judge Wednesday after the family refused to testify and abandoned the case. The dismissal of the case in the third week of the trial is the final chapter in what had become one of the most publicized medical malpractice suits involving an athlete in Los Angeles history. Judge J.

In an unusual conclusion to nearly 2 1/2 years of legal action, the trial dealing with the death of Hank Gathers, a former Loyola Marymount University basketball star, was dismissed by a judge Wednesday after the family refused to testify and abandoned the case. The dismissal of the case in the third week of the trial is the final chapter in what had become one of the most publicized medical malpractice suits involving an athlete in Los Angeles history. Judge J.

For some jurors, the trial involving the death of Hank Gathers, a former Loyola Marymount basketball star, was unfolding favorably for the defendants when it ended prematurely Wednesday. After listening to three weeks of testimony, eight of the 12 jurors interviewed Wednesday said they could not find fault in Dr. Benjamin Shaffer, then of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Group, and Dr. Dan Hyslop of the Loyola student health center.

The embittered legal aftermath of the death of Hank Gathers took an unusual yet predictable twist Thursday when an attorney for Paul Westhead, the former Loyola Marymount basketball coach, filed a $1-million defamation-of-character suit against the attorney who represents the Gathers' family.

The trial in the emotional-distress suit over the death of former Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers has been continued until June 1 in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Torrance. The trial was scheduled to begin today, but the Gathers' family attorney, Bruce Fagel, is in court on another case.

As a juror in the recent Hank Gathers case ("A Legacy on Court, in Court," Oct. 6), it was evident to me almost from the first of the 15 days in Torrance Superior Court that, sadly, the responsibility for the death of the young basketball star ultimately rested with the victim himself.

A judge ruled today that Lucille Gathers, mother of former Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers, can proceed with her $32.5-million wrongful death suit against coaches, doctors and the university. The defendants asked the judge to dismiss Mrs. Gathers from the lawsuit, contending that she had no legal standing to sue because she was not financially dependent on her son when he suddenly died March 4, 1990. But Superior Court Judge J.

The embittered legal aftermath of the death of Hank Gathers took an unusual yet predictable twist Thursday when an attorney for Paul Westhead, the former Loyola Marymount basketball coach, filed a $1-million defamation-of-character suit against the attorney who represents the Gathers' family.

Bruce Fagel, the attorney representing the family of Hank Gathers, said Friday that he has withdrawn his subpoena of ESPN that asked for the unedited videotape of Gathers the night he collapsed. "We have withdrawn it, with the right to reissue it when we have reviewed all the material," said Fagel, who has filed a $32.5-million suit charging negligence in Gathers' death against 14 defendants.

After several weeks of legal banter, the first lawsuit regarding the death of Hank Gathers is expected to be filed Friday in Los Angeles. Bruce Fagel, the Beverly Hills attorney for the Gathers family, said he will file six separate counts naming 14 different defendants in a 52-page complaint. Fagel said he will disclose details Friday at a news conference.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that the son of former Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers will receive $650,000 of a $1-million settlement from Gathers' cardiologist, with the remainder going to Gathers' mother, Lucille. Judge J. Gary Hastings made the decision in favor of 8-year-old Aaron Crump after a hearing held last week between the plaintiffs in the two wrongful death suits filed against 14 defendants, including Dr.