Angels settle wrongful death lawsuit with family of Tyler Skaggs, who died from fentanyl-laced pills

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The Los Angeles Angels and the family of Tyler Skaggs reached a settlement in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit against the team.

Skaggs died in 2019 after taking fentanyl-laced oxycodone supplied by the team's former communications director, Eric Kay, mixed with alcohol. Kay is serving 22 years in prison.

The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. Skaggs’ family was originally seeking $118 million for Skaggs’ lost earnings, compensation for pain and suffering and punitive damages against the team.

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Tyler Skaggs of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim June 6, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The Angels argued that Skaggs, despite being given the pill by Kay, took the drugs in his private time on his own accord and that the team is not responsible for his death.

According to ESPN, jurors had been on a third day of deliberations, and there had been speculation a decision would have gone the family's way.

Skaggs was 27 when he was found in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas, before the Angels were to play the Texas Rangers. A coroner's report indicated he choked on his own vomit after taking the toxic mix.

"We are deeply grateful to the members of this jury and to our legal team. Their engagement and focus gave us faith, and now we have finality," the family said in a release. "This trial exposed the truth, and we hope Major League Baseball will now do its part in holding the Angels accountable. While nothing can bring Tyler back, we will continue to honor his memory."

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