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re: Greg Brooks Suing LSU
Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:33 pm to DBG
Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:33 pm to DBG
quote:
I think this situation is very, very simple and will play out as such.
Greg and his team are struggling with bills and his condition. They’re throwing out lawsuits at anyone and everyone they can in an effort to raise funds.
There’s very little merit to any of this but LSU and OLOL aren’t going to want the negative press of fighting this. So they’ll settle.
100% what is going to happen
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Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:41 pm to lsu777
So on August 14th, Brooks himself says he is now doing better with treatment. Zero chance MRI would be done then.
MRI gets done on September 13th.
Zero chance there would be fault found in a medical review panel regarding delay of diagnosis.
Zero chance there was delay that made the surgery and thus complications worse.
LINK
MRI gets done on September 13th.
Zero chance there would be fault found in a medical review panel regarding delay of diagnosis.
Zero chance there was delay that made the surgery and thus complications worse.
LINK
This post was edited on 10/11/24 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:48 pm to RB10
quote:
Use
Common
Sense
For fricks sake bro.
I’ve had a personal experience in which the flu turned into death within days, partially due to the advice of a doctor. So maybe that clouds my common sense judgement when it comes to this type of stuff.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:54 pm to LSBoosie
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I’m sure it doesn’t matter either way. 40 days from first symptom to diagnosis without ever being admitted to a hospital is incredible.
quote:
I never said it wasn’t incredible.
I mean you’ve been arguing for 10 fricking pages that they should have sent him to a neurologist / for an MRI sooner.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 12:57 pm to carhartt
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I am curious about what malpractice he’s claiming the surgeon did during the surgery. It’s very well possible that he would have eventually had neurological issues and problems walking because of the cancer.
It's Louisiana, the doc could say he had a 90% chance of not walking again and he would probably still win.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:05 pm to lostinbr
quote:I there were a players that had neurological problems daily for 2 straight weeks, I would hope that a school with resources like LSU would send him to a neurologist. I stated that it depended on how often and how severe his symptoms were. From one of those videos it sounds like at one point his symptoms were improving, in which case I totally understand why it took 40 or so days.
I mean you’ve been arguing for 10 fricking pages that they should have sent him to a neurologist / for an MRI sooner
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:11 pm to DBG
Part of our medical system, get buried by bills, find someone to sue
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:11 pm to SammyTiger
quote:But this didn't happen, even taking the allegations at their face.
ignoring medical conditions over the course of months.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:12 pm to BayouTiger33
Just from the little information provided, it feels at its heart this is mostly a medical malpractice suit against the neurosurgeon. The damages appear to flow mostly from the result of the surgery, not what happened before. No one on here knows if that claim has merit or not.
What can be said is that medical malpractice suits are notoriously difficult to win. Before even being able to file suit, a claimant must first present his case to a panel of medical experts. Most med mal cases do not get past the panel stage. It’s not enough to show a bad result or that in retrospect some doctor may have acted differently, you have to show a clear failing to meet a standard of care.
The claims against LSU are quite different than the med mal claims and perhaps even inconsistent. If one is claiming a good doctor would have gotten a great result, then nothing LSU did worsened his injury. I dont think the LSU picked the doctor claim is actionable. Even if it went down that way, the doctor was a board certified neurosurgeon and it’s highly unlikely LSU would be at fault for providing a board certified surgeon.
What will come next are the legal motions to have the case thrown out as premature. One must go through the med mal panel process before filing suit. This is one probable reason Brook’s atty made very specific claims about football practice and such. Those claims are possibly designed to frame part of the case as being not a med mal claim to try to stay in state court and not in front of a med mal panel first. Plaintiff attys want to be in state courts, not in front of a panel of doctors.
I am conjecturing, just as others are. His doctor could have screwed up. But I bet if you looked at the last hundred med mal cases taken to the panel stage, only a few would make it through. Med mal is hard to prove, and thats the meat of this claim. I think all of the allegations against LSU could be to try to keep the suit in state court and hope the bad press for drives a settlement. I do hope the result is fair for all involved, if it was med mal, the young man deserves compensation. If it was not med mall, its a shame the doctors reputation has been sullied.
What can be said is that medical malpractice suits are notoriously difficult to win. Before even being able to file suit, a claimant must first present his case to a panel of medical experts. Most med mal cases do not get past the panel stage. It’s not enough to show a bad result or that in retrospect some doctor may have acted differently, you have to show a clear failing to meet a standard of care.
The claims against LSU are quite different than the med mal claims and perhaps even inconsistent. If one is claiming a good doctor would have gotten a great result, then nothing LSU did worsened his injury. I dont think the LSU picked the doctor claim is actionable. Even if it went down that way, the doctor was a board certified neurosurgeon and it’s highly unlikely LSU would be at fault for providing a board certified surgeon.
What will come next are the legal motions to have the case thrown out as premature. One must go through the med mal panel process before filing suit. This is one probable reason Brook’s atty made very specific claims about football practice and such. Those claims are possibly designed to frame part of the case as being not a med mal claim to try to stay in state court and not in front of a med mal panel first. Plaintiff attys want to be in state courts, not in front of a panel of doctors.
I am conjecturing, just as others are. His doctor could have screwed up. But I bet if you looked at the last hundred med mal cases taken to the panel stage, only a few would make it through. Med mal is hard to prove, and thats the meat of this claim. I think all of the allegations against LSU could be to try to keep the suit in state court and hope the bad press for drives a settlement. I do hope the result is fair for all involved, if it was med mal, the young man deserves compensation. If it was not med mall, its a shame the doctors reputation has been sullied.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:20 pm to talmaniandevil_25
It’s ridiculous on the notion alone. Why would a coach or anyone want someone with a brain tumor to play? Doesn’t really help their cause
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:21 pm to skullhawk
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Already forget about the Greg Brooks Victory Fund?
lmfao a fund... couldnt imagine teammates and coaches going visit or making sure hes okay or taking pics... Like I said... Makes sense why there is a disassociation.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:22 pm to Ingeniero
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How about a video of Brooks himself saying the medicine he took for vertigo made him feel better and he had gotten his ear crystals aligned?
Man, that video is really sad now. He had no idea how much his life was about to change.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:22 pm to WaterLink
quote:Umm, no fricking shite Greg
was “simultaneously told by the coaching staff that if he chose to sit out, someone else would take his place, such that he may lose his starting position,” the lawsuit says.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:24 pm to MikeD89
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What kind of problems ? You think they knew he had a brain tumor and told him to fight through it?? Makes no sense what you’re saying.
Too many people cannot understand the difference between an unfortunate situation and a situation where someone is to blame.
It’s obvious that nobody knew he had a brain tumor.
There’s no harm done to Brooks if someone gave him an expectation of recovery that turned out being wrong when there was no alternative to surgery.
So, unless the surgeon botched it, it’s just a possible outcome of a very tough surgery that was the only option to saving his life.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:24 pm to BayouTiger33
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If the things alleged about BK in this lawsuit are true…Not good.
Lets hold off on judgement here. First of all, continued prayers to Greg and his family. It seems unlikely that trainers "refused" to send him to a specialist. Symptoms can often ambiguous and the process for diagnosis at times can be lengthy. Threatening someones starting position by forcing them to practice also seems unlikely. If so, then guys like Chris Hilton would be playing far sooner. I think now more than ever training staffs are overly cautious. These are my two cents but I am not going to indict LSU's staff because of lawsuit and neither should anyone else.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:24 pm to Nutriaitch
It’s ironic that a lot of people here will comment that healthcare costs are out of control in the US and broken.
And simultaneously think 39 days after vertigo to find a tumor is too long.
I wish we could demonstrate to them how much their premiums would go up if every single person with vertigo got an immediate MRI.
We don’t have a problem delaying tests in this country. This diagnosis was very fast. In Canada they would have told him to wait 6 months for the MRI.
And simultaneously think 39 days after vertigo to find a tumor is too long.
I wish we could demonstrate to them how much their premiums would go up if every single person with vertigo got an immediate MRI.
We don’t have a problem delaying tests in this country. This diagnosis was very fast. In Canada they would have told him to wait 6 months for the MRI.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:24 pm to lsupride87
Easy. Greg himself very likely isn’t personally making these claims. Who knows what kind of state he’s physically in.
We shouldn’t shite on Greg Brooks over this.
We shouldn’t shite on Greg Brooks over this.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:26 pm to BayouTiger33
this could destroy the fabric of the kelly era....
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:27 pm to LSBoosie
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In the legal filing, 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.
If true, this is pretty shitty.
Did him practicing and playing cause harm? If the LSU staff had known immediately that he had cancer would it have changed anything?
Posted on 10/11/24 at 1:28 pm to talmaniandevil_25
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e. It’s the same when a high school kid gets paralyzed and the coaching staff and trainers get sued. It’s sad, but it’s the way the world works. No matter
Even the officials get sued
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