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Tuesday, July 23, 2002
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MORE MALPRACTICE: O.J. McDuffie, former NFL
DAVIE, Fla. -- Palm Beach Post reports the attorney for former Dolphins wide receiver O.J. McDuffie plans to have the complaint and discovery papers served this week to physicians John Uribe, Michael Thorpe and Dan Kanell. The doctors will have 20 days to respond to the complaint, either filing a motion to dismiss or filing responses to the allegations. After another 20 days a trial could be set. McDuffie is seeking damages, claiming the doctors' negligence regarding his toe injury prematurely ended his career.
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WINS MALPRACTICE SUIT: Jeff Novak, former NFL
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Times-Union reports In a verdict with potential implications for professional sports, a Jacksonville jury on Friday awarded $5.35 million to former Jaguar Jeff Novak, finding that team doctor Stephen Lucie's negligence cut short Novak's football career.
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FAILS TO APPEAR: Alonzo Spellman, former NFL
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Associated Press reports former NFL defensive lineman Alonzo Spellman, who has a history of psychological and legal problems, failed to appear in court Tuesday to answer charges of drunken driving and destroying property. Spellman was arrested July 16 after Dearborn police received a report of a home invasion and reckless driving. He was released on $600 bond pending arraignment Tuesday in 19th District Court on misdemeanor charges of drunken driving, driving on a suspended license and destruction of property.
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