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Bryan Stow, shown here in an undated photo, was transported to San Francisco General Hospital on May 16.(AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) #8212;Two men accused of brutally beating San Francisco Giantsfan Bryan Stow in a Dodger Stadium parking lot on opening day should be heldliable for potentially tens of millions of dollars in a family lawsuit, anattorney who represents the team and its owner said Thursday football results .Lawyer Jerome Jackson filed a cross-complaint last week that argues MarvinNorwood and Louis Sanchez #8212;not the Dodgers #8212; are to blame for the brain damagethat Stow suffered in March. Both Norwood and Sanchez have pleaded not guilty toone count each of mayhem, assault by means likely to produce great bodilyinjury, and battery with serious bodily injury. Jackson also predicted that if football results the case goes to trial, jurors could decidethat Stow himself shares some of the blame. #8220;I #8217;ve been doing these cases for 23 years and I have never seen one yetwhich it didn #8217;t take at least two people to tango, #8221; Jackson toldESPNLosAngeles.com. #8220;One of the things the jury will be asked to do is to determine whatpercentage of fault various individuals have for this event, # football results 8221; Jackson told thewebsite. #8220;You #8217;re saying to the jury, `They (the Stow family) are saying we #8217;re100% liable. But does that mean (Marvin) Norwood and (Louis) Sanchez who beatthis guy up, have no liability? And does it mean Mr. Stow himself has noliability? #8221; #8217; #8220;We want all the defendants and all the facts before the court, #8221; Jacksontold The Associated Press. football results Stow #8217;s negligence and liability lawsuit, filed earlier this year and beforeNorwood and Sanchez were arrested, only blames the Dodgers organization andowner Frank McCourt for the attack, alleging poor lighting and security problemsat the ballpark. The cross-complaint adds Stow #8217;s alleged attackers asdefendants.Jackson said the outrage that ensued after the attack toward McCourt hasbeen m football results isdirected. #8220;If these two suspects are indeed found guilty, I think most people wouldagree they bear some financial responsibility, #8221; Jackson said. #8220;It wasn #8217;t Mr.McCourt out there beating people up in the parking lot. #8221;A call to Stow family attorney Tom Girardi wasn #8217;t immediately returned.Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic from Santa Cruz, suffered serious braininjuries football results during the attack. He was recently moved from San Francisco GeneralHospital to a rehabilitation center.The Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware earlier this yearand Stow #8217;s representatives sit on the official committee of creditors. Girardihas contended his client #8217;s medical bills could exceed $50 million.The creditors #8217; committee and Fox Sports each asked a judge to football results deny theDodgers #8217; bid to auction television rights, which is key to McCourt #8217;s strategy toemerge from bankruptcy as the team #8217;s owner.A four-day evidentiary hearing pitting the Dodgers against Major LeagueBaseball and slated to begin on Monday has been pushed back to late November. Follow Yahoo! Sports' MLB coverage on Twitter. Updated 4 hours, 8 minutes ago football results
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