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City sues LA Dodgers for injured medic’s hospital bills

Vicious attack at game in March 2011 left Bryan Stow severely injured; San Francisco is seeking $1.2 million from team to cover cost of treatment

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Photo: John Stow, Associated Press / SF
Bryan Stow was injured in an attack at Dodger Stadium in March 2011.

By Demian Bulwa
The San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is seeking $1.2 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers in federal Bankruptcy Court to recoup unpaid medical costs for Bryan Stow, a Giants fan who was severely beaten by rival fans in the Dodger Stadium parking lot.

The city’s effort — spelled out in recent court filings — follows the Stow family’s lawsuit against the Dodgers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming that lax security and other problems contributed to the March 2011 attack after an Opening Day game.

San Francisco has identified the Dodgers as potentially liable for Stow’s bills, and is setting itself up as a creditor in bankruptcy proceedings that began last year under former club owner Frank McCourt.

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