The Dodgers have requested that a Los Angeles judge order the wife of Rafael Reyna, a fan who was hospitalized with a serious brain injury after allegedly being attacked in the stadium's parking lot after a 2019 game, to turn over iPhone evidence that supports her claim for emotional distress. Her attorneys say the request involves privacy issues, however.
Reyna's Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges negligence, premises liability, assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, maintaining that the lighting was poor and security was lacking at the game.
Christel Reyna, his wife and fellow plaintiff, has a separate bystander claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. The Dodger attorneys want access to her iPhone health data related to her heart rate.
"This information is directly relevant to defending against Mrs. Reyna's claim for emotional distress in this action,'' lawyers for the Dodgers argue in their court papers.
Christel Reyna has put her health at issue, particularly her heart rate, by stating that she continues to suffer anxiety attacks and a racing heart for which she is seeking damages for her past and future medical care, according to the Dodger attorneys' court papers.