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Torts/Personal Injury

Jul. 31, 2026

Family seeks delay in NFL player's custody death trial

The family of former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr. seeks to postpone an October wrongful death trial, arguing Los Angeles County has withheld key discovery needed to oppose

An upcoming trial over the death of former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr. while in Los Angeles County sheriff's custody could be delayed after his family asked a judge for more time to obtain key discovery about his medical care, confinement and delayed transfer to a state hospital.

In an order Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Richard L. Fruin did not immediately rule on the ex parte request. Instead, he continued the hearing to Aug. 4 and directed the plaintiffs' counsel to...

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