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` Plaiuti'~,
VS. C$)MPLAINT
Minnesofa Yi& FootballClub, KLC,, kd
Dennis CJr@n,
and Michso) TiCe, anj
Fred i%mb$rlet$ and Chucv Bar@, and
. 1 W. David Krlowle8, MD,, and
Martkato &ic, Gtd., ind !
John Does 1 Tbrough'SO, Natural Pums 1
or Entith Wliosc Names of f .
' ldcntltics ATc Unkrlovvn to Plai&FEr,
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Come now fl,o Plrrl&ffs, and for their Complaint and causw of action againat
and &I of them, allege anA sttie as follows:
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Minnesota, He died at 150 a.m. on &gust 1,2001, approxh&ly force hours atcr becoming
ill and approxlmdcly ood hour before his wife Kelcl and 0th~~ family msmbtrs an-iv&
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bcfcrldanta Dtru~is @+I, Michael Vice, Frd ihmberlslti, Chuck BPrta, W.`htid KPO~IC%
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M.D., find John Does 1 through 50 ("the individual defendants"), and the VikingS are l~@lly
responsibli For Korey Stringer's iIIn& md his death in that thcyt
I wrongfully forti 01 allowed him to Engage in 8fi i~tensc full-oon2actpraclice in
jcrsey, f-d] pads, andahelmctduri~g exticmelyhot andhumid conditions on JV~Y
2001 whileho wu still ill hm heat cxhauatian that he had suffered the previous
J~ly30; '
c neghted to cue foc`or monitor him prop&y during his July 30 heat exhaustion,
t$wing the night of July 30 atid the morning of July 3 I, and during the entire
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M.D., find John Does 1 through 50 ("the individual defendants"), and the VikingS are l~@lly
2001 whileho wu still ill hm heat cxhauatian that he had suffered the previous day,
`Ioft him unattended and withoot proper CWG or aid for i cfllcial pwiod BS he lay
Rorey St&-&s hcatstrok& and his death were utterly tind er~irc!y prevcntablc.
Had those refiyonsible for his safely and caro, including dcfendanls, exercised tvcn fi
Cathy RccdQXringcr is the n&her of&rzy Stinger and J&Q Stri'dgcr is Korg's fither.
At all r&v& times, Korcy Stsinger was a~ employee of the Vikings, B Wqoration
and rreatm&t to persons &zh BS Korey Stinger.
including sfiwholdn-s, dir&lo& o(fmrs, agents, and/or employtxs, and who participe&d in and/or
were fiat shareholdfq directors, officcrfi, abcntq or cfnployccs of cithtrths Vikings or the
l%$ se&s ofheat illiwsses during the bottes(most humid training camp practice cop&ions
As Korey lay zhcre for sevcrd minutes urithingand moaning and growing more da.spertifcly
nearby tmilcr tht puqmted'to be a Vikings `Ifirst tid" statim inmdcd specifically for cooling.
Plaintiffs incorporate and rcallege t;lch and ovary allegation if this ComplGnt,
suffmd by Koxey Stringer*
Dr, Knowles for any ntcded assessment, dipgnasis, ccirc, or emergency response.
to ptcd and cart for his lie&b and safety while he was on the pactice field on July JO, 2001,
T'hc co-cmployeedcftndants and Dr. Knowles each owed apersoaal duty to Korcy Stringer
Knowles a.cted with deliberate disregard for Korcy's safcAy and with lmowkdge of facts
PlaiqtiFTs inCorporate and rcallcge each and every allcgaticn ofthis Complaint,
I to Koroy's safety, dclibcvJ$ disrqard for Korey's safety wjlh knowledge of facts crcatitig
mbjtcting the Vlkinsa to liability ii tort for negligent perfomfinnct in that capacity Or
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