|
According to the lawsuit, Howard attempted to use a "bear hug" to physically remove an intoxicated patron from the restaurant on Memorial Day. Jones-Drew, who was in a group with the patron, allegedly tried to intervene. Howard told Jones-Drew he was escorting the patron out. Jones-Drew appeared to walk away, according to the suit, but then blind-sided Howard with a punch to the left jaw.
Howard accuses Jones-Drew of intentionally causing injury and severe emotional distress. Howard is seeking a judgment for injury resulting in "pain and suffering, loss of capacity of for enjoyment of life, expense of hospitalization,Cheap NBA Store, medical expenses (past and future), inability to perform his work as a professional boxer, mental and emotional pain, humiliation, inconvenience, lost wages, legal expenses and other general and specific damages."
Howard is requesting a jury trial and an award of punitive and compensatory damages.
"The State Attorney shut this down after reviewing everything," said MJD's attorney, Hank Coxe. "We haven't heard anything in ages and then we get a lawsuit after he moves to Oakland? We will deal with this in the judicial system as we have everything else."
Another security guard grabbed Jones-Drew, the suit said, and the player left the restaurant.
Howard says he was treated at Flagler Hospital for "injuries suffered during the attack, including contusions, loss of consciousness,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, a concussion and a herniated disc of the spine."
Bouncer Kasim Howard is suing Jones-Drew, saying the former Jacksonville Jaguars star punched him May 26, 2013,China Jerseys Cheap, at the Conch House Restaurant.
JACKSONVILLE,jerseys cheap nfl, Fla. (AP) — Oakland Raiders running back Maurice Jones-Drew is being sued in Florida,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, accused of punching a bouncer at a St. Augustine restaurant.
The State Attorney's Office reviewed a criminal complaint and decided not to charge Jones-Drew last summer.
The suit was electronically filed May 30 in St. Johns County,Cheap NFL Jerseys. |
|