Late player's family sues A&M

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An unfortunate situation all around.

(Found this on sportingnews.com.)



Family of A&M's Fails files lawsuit

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The family of Texas A&M football player Brandon Fails filed suit Monday against the university, claiming his death last year could have been prevented if he had received proper treatment after knee surgery.

Fails, 18, died Nov. 25 after collapsing in his dorm room. An autopsy showed the freshman defensive lineman died of a blood clot that formed as a result of a leg injury and eventually traveled to his lungs. The death certificate cited natural causes.

The wrongful death suit, filed in state district court by Charles and Valerie Fails, names the university and a number of officials, including doctors, members of the athletic department management team and the athletic training staff.

It claims the defendants were negligent in the treatment and care of Fails after he injured his knee during football practice. The suit claims Fails was wrongly diagnosed and treated for a pulmonary infection when he had a pulmonary embolism following the surgery.

It is unclear where the clot originated. Fails, who was 6-4 and 275 pounds, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee weeks before his death. After the surgery, Fails experienced difficulty breathing and chest pains, according to the lawsuit.

University spokesman Lane Stephenson said Tuesday the school does not comment on pending litigation.

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