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04-15-2006, 04:01 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. - A former high school basketball star who suffered a career-ending injury when fans tackled him at a championship game has settled lawsuits against the school district and two students for $3.5 million.
Joe Kay will receive $2.9 million from the Tucson school district and $600,000 from the parents of two students involved in the mishap.
Kay scored a two-handed slam dunk in February 2004 in the final minutes of a title game for Tucson High Magnet School. Fans trampled him in celebration and Kay's carotid artery was torn, causing a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side of his body.
The settlement, reached in late February, was reported Thursday by the Arizona Daily Star.
The parents' settlement money will come from their homeowners' insurance policies. Insurance will also cover most of the school district's settlement, said Lauren Eib, the district's director of risk management.
Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060414/ap_on_sp_ot/disabled_player_lawsuits)
Joe Kay will receive $2.9 million from the Tucson school district and $600,000 from the parents of two students involved in the mishap.
Kay scored a two-handed slam dunk in February 2004 in the final minutes of a title game for Tucson High Magnet School. Fans trampled him in celebration and Kay's carotid artery was torn, causing a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side of his body.
The settlement, reached in late February, was reported Thursday by the Arizona Daily Star.
The parents' settlement money will come from their homeowners' insurance policies. Insurance will also cover most of the school district's settlement, said Lauren Eib, the district's director of risk management.
Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060414/ap_on_sp_ot/disabled_player_lawsuits)