BOSTON (AP) – Sports Illustrated is being sued for more than $2 million by a California man who claims one of the magazine’s photographers dropped heavy camera equipment on his head during Game 2 of the 2004 World Series at Fenway Park.
Robert Nagy, of Laguna Beach, Calif., claims in his federal negligence lawsuit that photographer John Iacono “perched himself in an inappropriate and dangerous position” approximately 50 feet above his box seat with a camera, attached tripod and telephoto lens during the game between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals.
Nagy claims Iacono did not properly secure his camera and attachments and dropped them. The telephoto lens hit Nagy on the back of head and neck and shoulders, the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit says Nagy suffered a head and neck injury that caused double vision and related problems. It says Nagy has lost $2 million in income since the incident and says Nagy has spent $15,000 on medical expenses.
The lawsuit also seeks unspecified compensatory damages for Nagy’s wife, Carol, for “ongoing substantial loss of consortium” as a result of her husband’s injury.
Nagy, 64, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. His attorney, Philip Beauregard of New Bedford, said that since the incident, Nagy has had to reduce his workload as a stock trader because of double vision and lack of concentration.
The lawsuit names Time Warner Inc. – the parent company of Sports Illustrated – and Iacono as defendants. James Campbell, a Boston attorney who represents Time Warner and Iacono, declined to comment on the case.
The lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court last month, but was transferred to U.S. District Court Tuesday.
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