June 3, 200422 yr Marlins' Cordero sued in Ohio traffic accident Associated Press Posted June 3 2004, 12:51 PM EDT MEDINA, Ohio -- A man has sued Marlins utilityman Wil Cordero for $20,000, claiming he suffered neck, back and knee injuries in a highway accident with the player's sport utility vehicle. Lawrence Teele wants the money for medical expenses, pain and anguish, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Medina County Common Pleas Court. Cordero's Hummer H2 rolled onto its side after crashing into the rear of Teele's SUV near the Interstate 71 and I-271 interchange in Medina County south of Cleveland. Cordero, 32, a former Cleveland Indians outfielder, was charged in the Dec. 18 accident with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He has pleaded innocent. His trial is scheduled for Tuesday in Medina Municipal Court. The Marlins placed Cordero on the disabled list last month because he needed surgery on both knees. Municipal Judge Dale Chase denied a motion filed by Cordero's lawyer that argued the State Highway Patrol and Medina Township police should be prevented from testifying about the crash. The lawyer, Admin Zukerman, said no officer saw Cordero driving and officers decided he was impaired after making him perform sobriety tests in the snow, according to court documents. The lawyer said two other motorists spoke with Cordero after the crash and neither smelled alcohol on his breath, contradicting police accounts of the accident.
June 3, 200422 yr Author Geez, Marlins are getting sued left and right! :lol And BTW, CORDEROWNED! that's exactly what I thought, Uber... :lol It must have been a pretty heavy crash if Cordero's H2 rolled over. :o
June 3, 200422 yr If he was just an everyday guy with a regular job, there probably would not have been a lawsuit or anything of the sort.
June 3, 200422 yr Author If he was just an everyday guy with a regular job, there probably would not have been a lawsuit or anything of the sort. very true...I guess that's the only downside of being a famous, multi-millionaire baseball player.
June 3, 200422 yr If he was just an everyday guy with a regular job, there probably would not have been a lawsuit or anything of the sort. very true...I guess that's the only downside of being a famous, multi-millionaire baseball player. sad but true, people try to take advantage of this far too often unless it's actually true
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