Comments on: Joe Jurevicius scores big win in lawsuit against Browns

By: Rothlestool

Rothlestool — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:42:00 +0000

Kellen Winslow should get some $$ back from his testicular giganticus – Staph induced infection (if jacking off in the clubhouse can get you cash), then he can go on being that solider he claims he is. What a turd.

By: HamBurghlar

HamBurghlar — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:19:55 +0000

The next lawsuit that should be filed should be from the Browns fans to the orginization for having such a shiatty team every year.

By: BOO3LEGS

BOO3LEGS — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:52:17 +0000

Who’s to say that these players didn’t get staph from their own house, or from the car they drive. You can scratch the area with a dirty finger and get staph. Why is it always the fault of the facility and not the fault of the person.

By: Jack Burton

Jack Burton — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:46:35 +0000

Limas Sweed couldn’t catch staph at the Browns facility, sad.

By: Jintsbowl

Jintsbowl — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:46:08 +0000

Grobb
Thats what negligence is….happens all the time.

By: grobb

grobb — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:30:09 +0000

Too bad Braylon didn’t catch a staph infection instead. Oh thats right he didn’t catch anything while in Cleveland. We all liked Joe and hated to see how his career came to an end but this suit is B.S. Does anybody in their right mind think a franchise (good or bad) would purposely ignore something that could hurt or even kill their players? Just another sign of the times we live in. No such thing as fate, somebody must pay!

By: tudefit

tudefit — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:56:38 +0000

Bentley came back and then made the decision he didn’t want to compete for a starting job.
Amazing how many doctors post here that seem to know all about these infections.

By: Freebird2010

Freebird2010 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:47:34 +0000

Well Mike, it helps to know something about Ohio law before rendering a legal (or other) opinion.
First of all, relative to the negligence claims, Ohio Revised Code Section 4123.74, which provides that Ohio employers have immunity from negligence for workplace injuries should operate to bar his claim. The only reason the Browns would have any concern is if they are self-insured for workers compensation purposes, but any such benefits would be limited to lost pay and payment of medical bills (which likely have been paid already).
Second, regarding the intentional tort claims, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that Ohio Revised Code Section 2745.01, which adopts a stringent standard for such claims, is constitutional. Essentially, Jurevicius would have to prove that the Browns deliberately tried to injure him–highly unlikely given what the Browns invest in their players.
Were the Browns negligent? Sure. Reckless? Perhaps, given the history of staph infections. However, that doesn’t amount to a hill of beans when it comes to the issue of whether JJ will get compensation beyond that afforded by the workers compensation system.

By: patpatriotagain

patpatriotagain — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:30:20 +0000

highjak78 -
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing: there are 32 types of staph. the ones which reside in the skin are harmless – ones which naturally live in the ground (near cemetaries etc) are not harmless. I’m sure place of the surgery was micro-ban clean, the problem is that having an open wound in a facility with a dangerous strain of staph is what caused the infection – hence the lawsuit.

By: Igottz5onit

Igottz5onit — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:04:04 +0000

So using the same logic that many people are applying to Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes, the Browns should be suspended for their first four games this season since they are being sued, right?

By: Laxer37

Laxer37 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:58:17 +0000

The Browns have now perfected losing on, and off the field.

By: The Devil

The Devil — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:37:17 +0000

genghis faun
YES baby – cream the jury
YUMMY baby YUMMY
cream all over baby

By: NFLfanatic

NFLfanatic — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:03:07 +0000

Go Joe!

By: DieHardSkinsFan21

DieHardSkinsFan21 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:34:40 +0000

Hopefully that assistant coach for the cowgurls can sew jerry. I would love to see his arrogant ass lose his team and his toupee.

By: Fapplejax

Fapplejax — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:30:12 +0000

Ravenmuscle says: March 31, 2010 8:27 PM
Kellen Winslow and LeCharles Bentley should get in on the action…they both got big time staph infections at the same dump after their surgeries.
except that Winslow got traded to Tampa Bay, and got a fat new contract from those dumbasses. Bentley you have a point with.

By: superbowl

superbowl — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:23:58 +0000

steel carrot – while you are probably a fan of the WORST team in the NFL – the Suckleers
I agreee with you in this case
BTW, the SUCKLERS last 2 super bowl wins were give’me’s from Goodell to your owner (I think he has naughtly photos of Goodell and some young men together (we all know Goodell is a man lover and will be revealed when he is like 80ish)

By: superbowl

superbowl — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:20:38 +0000

crap, the whole city of cleveland is INFECTED
just declare it a vast wasteland and allow ALL the residents to move out.
IT SUCKS
CLEVELAND SUCKS
NOTHING THERE
is there an uglier city in america or an uglier fan fan? (green bay fans please remain silent – your women eat sausage and cheese curds)

By: THE strobman

THE strobman — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:50:25 +0000

you must have been a great lawyer Florio. answer to everything is settle

By: kpweaver27

kpweaver27 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:20:50 +0000

Hey Cleveland, at least you’re not Detroit! You’re not Detroit!

By: JayMan

JayMan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:17:42 +0000

Joe J has always been a stand up guy. Loved him when he played for the giants, true blue collar guy who always gave it his best and never said too much.
Can anyone seriously ignore all the staph infections the browns have dealt with? I remember bently coming in and almost immediately dealing with it along with a few others one after another. Its one thing when you hear a couple of guys on different teams but it was seriously an outbreak in cleveland.
You can always say, if I throw 100 quarters up in the air… roughly 50 will be heads and 50 will be tails but if you look closely you will see clusters of heads and clusters of tails… what does it mean? nothing. “Civil Action”. However, you can also say where there is smoke there is fire.
Joe J. has always carried himself with integrity. With the way he dealt with his child’s issues to everything else. Staph infections ruin careers… it just so happens that it happened to more browns players over those 3 years than players of any other team.

By: genghis_faun

genghis_faun — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:14:46 +0000

jsbeck: “There will be dozens of law suites coming out of the wood works.”
Only if players on other teams can make a credible case for fraudulent misrepresentation or negligence, otherwise it would just be covered under the CBA. This is a Browns problem. Most teams are “professional” and take their workout rooms much more seriously.

By: Jungle Juice

Jungle Juice — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:02:06 +0000

Way to step up and be Accountable for ending this guys’s career Browns! I can’t believe that FAs still sign with them.

By: jsbeck

jsbeck — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:53:21 +0000

This is not just a Browns problem if he wins.
This is an NFL problem.
There will be dozens of law suites coming out of the wood works.

By: BigBaldPapaHawk

BigBaldPapaHawk — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36:32 +0000

Go Joe Vicious! The NFL needs more players to play as hard as Joe did. I hope he gets his.

By: genghis_faun

genghis_faun — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:19:40 +0000

Pretty sure not, it goes by when the incident happened.
The Browns better settle, if this gets to a jury they could get creamed.

By: steelcarrot

steelcarrot — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:17:00 +0000

A couple of things:
1. The players have surgery at Cleveland Clinic, they are catching Staph at the clowns training facility not at the hospital…I worked there. Same infection proticols at any hospital across the country.
2. Why would any player worth his weight want to play for this awful excuse for an organization. The upper mgmt. is horrible, the city is crap, and other than a handful of players their roster is pathetic.

By: highjak78

highjak78 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:09:34 +0000

TrytheVeal – F U, the only mistake is letting retards like you around! This is a great place to live, and if you don’t know, you have no idea what your talking about.
I like Joe J. as much as any Browns fan, but his career was already over before the surgery, the staph just clarified his being “done”. Staph is on your skin at all times. On everyone. It’s not something you can just make “go away”. They didn’t do the surgery at the Browns facility, so why is he suing them? He had the surgery at Cleveland Clinic (widely regarded as one of the best hospitals in the country) – so why isn’t he suing them? This judge allowing this will set a precedent that is just plain lunacy. If a guy blows out his knee playing for a team is he going to sue for the fact that his knee will never be the same? Just plain stupid…

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:03:00 +0000

This article is waaay to long

By: FloriosHairHat

FloriosHairHat — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:56:06 +0000

“# CD_Ridge says: March 31, 2010 8:33 PM
This does not have anything to do with Ben Roethlisburger’s case. You have not yet slammed BB today. (eye roll) You are falling behind.”
I think Florio felt a breather was in order after yesterday, when he managed to whip the idiots into such a frenzy that one compared the Steelers to WWII Nazis…

By: Raidersmojo

Raidersmojo — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:55:45 +0000

“This does not have anything to do with Ben Roethlisburger’s case. You have not yet slammed BB today. (eye roll) You are falling behind.”
That’s because Rapistberger hasn’t slammed anyone today.