PARALYZED SHOOTING VICTIM SUING PACMAN, NFL

October 19, 2007 - 11:53 am

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A strip club manager paralyzed in a triple shooting is suing the NFL, the Tennessee Titans and suspended player Adam "Pacman" Jones, claiming they're responsible for his injuries.

Tommy Urbanski seeks unspecified damages in the lawsuit, which his lawyer, Matthew Dushoff, said would be filed Friday in Clark County District Court. It also names the owners of Harlem Knights, a Houston strip club that rented the Minxx Gentleman's Club in Las Vegas in February for a party the weekend of the NBA All-Star Game.

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Taylor Swift hits Las Vegas Strip speakeasy during tour break

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Danny Gans performs at the Encore Theater on Feb. 6, 2009. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Jelly Roll performs onstage during the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards at the Ford Center ...

Bullying over weight drove Jelly Roll offline, wife says: ‘It hurts him’

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Performers with Cirque du Soleil rehearse a scene during a sneak preview of the "One Night ...

Cirque diver will never walk again after being injured in show, attorney says

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