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Litigation

Feb. 3, 2004

Tape of Man on Basketball Court Sinks His Case

A Solano County jury last month refused a former semipro baseball player the half-million dollars in damages he sought for his auto accident, after they saw videotape of him sinking turnaround jump shots on a basketball court.

By Tyler Cunningham
        A Solano County jury last month refused a former semipro baseball player the half-million dollars in damages he sought for his auto accident, after they saw videotape of him sinking turnaround jump shots on a basketball court.
        Troy Vann, a former minor leaguer in the Boston Red Sox farm system, was involved in a...

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