Kyyle23 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 http://deadspin.com/5938927/john-danks-sue...a-spinal-injury Back in 2010, Danks had the Papst brothers, quite a pair of characters, over to his Cook County (Ill.) home. Blake Papst was standing on some sort of structure above Danks's roof deck, when Waylon Papst gave him a shove. Blake fell 10 feet to the deck and, according to the lawsuit, suffered a spinal cord injury and was unable to move. Danks, the suit alleges, didn't call 911, took away Blake Papst's cell phone so he couldn't call 911, and moved the injured man to another room, which you're totally not supposed to do. Blake Papst is suing his own brother for pushing him, and Danks for negligence. Well this doesnt look so good. it doesnt paint John in a very good light at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Anyway we can void Danks' contract because of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 11:55 AM) http://deadspin.com/5938927/john-danks-sue...a-spinal-injury Well this doesnt look so good. it doesnt paint John in a very good light at all That's what the insurance companies are saying, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoMB345 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 What in the f***ing f***? If this is true, then you deserve to be sued, Danks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasttriptotulsa Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I'm calling BS on this one. I'm willing to bet Danks is involved only because he is the one with the money. The one guy probably got hurt screwing around and made up the story of Danks just to get paid. It doesn't make any logical sense at all that Danks would prevent him from calling 911 and then move him unless there is a lot more to the story than is being mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 This was just filed on August 14, 2012. 2012-L-009166 Im wondering if deadspin just has guys searching the names of people in court records, because Danks hasnt even filed an appearance yet. He may not have even been served. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 This reminds me that if I somehow ever become filthy rich, every inch of my property will have 24/7 recorded video surveillance. Any false claims like this would be easily refuted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 LOL. Money-grab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:08 PM) This reminds me that if I somehow ever become filthy rich, every inch of my property will have 24/7 recorded video surveillance. Any false claims like this would be easily refuted. And true claims will be deleted immediately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:06 PM) I'm calling BS on this one. I'm willing to bet Danks is involved only because he is the one with the money. The one guy probably got hurt screwing around and made up the story of Danks just to get paid. It doesn't make any logical sense at all that Danks would prevent him from calling 911 and then move him unless there is a lot more to the story than is being mentioned. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Soxfan Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:06 PM) This was just filed on August 14, 2012. 2012-L-009166 Im wondering if deadspin just has guys searching the names of people in court records, because Danks hasnt even filed an appearance yet. He may not have even been served. No doubt about it. Computer systems are designed to search public documents for these very records. It happens in all areas from real estate to criminal issues. This just does not seem right about Danks, would not even allow a call to 9-1-1, I hope it is not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Expect Danks to defend this suit on the basis that Papst didn't actually suffer any spinal injuries, but rather just a broken hipster. Touch 'em all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmmbeeer Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) White Sox starting pitcher John Danks is facing a lawsuit that alleges that he would not call 911 after an accident that left his high school friend paralyzed. The story, via the Chicago Sun Times, is that Danks was hosting Waylon and Blake Papst -- friends of his from high school -- on Aug. 14, 2010 in Chicago when Blake Papst was injured in a fall that left him paralyzed and wheelchair-bound for life..... more at link Outside of drugs or something similarly illegal, I have no idea why in the world they would let him lay there paralyzed "for hours" without calling 911? This seems really, really odd. ***Sorry, didn't see the original post**** Edited August 31, 2012 by mmmmmbeeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 lol at "horseplay." that word has a totally different meaning now. my first thought was, "wait, what? danks? no f**king way." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 The complaint was written by an attorney, so it can have a lot of untruthful allegations. Plus, the insurance companies are often reluctant to make a significant settlement without the lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 12:08 PM) This reminds me that if I somehow ever become filthy rich, every inch of my property will have 24/7 recorded video surveillance Hounds that I could release at my discretion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,5892923.story Danks' response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Lol, sweet friends you got there Johnny boy. So Danks doesn't call 911 because Waylon tells him not to. Waylon is the guy makes Blake fall in the first place. ok.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Danks comes out of this looking like a really big idiot, and probably a s***ty friend, for never calling 911, but I don't think he comes out of this paying any money. He may have messed up, but Waylon is ultimately the one responsible here. Edited September 14, 2012 by JoeCoolMan24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Same stuff, but the last line is the best. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/09/14/rep...riend-disabled/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Just imagining a bunch of drunk Texas hillbillies climbing on concrete structures in the big city makes me giggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 This is still on going. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dank...ory.html#page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunt Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 This is probably why he's been awful since then, he's had his mind on other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 What a horrible situation for Johnny. Certainly has some involvement, seeing as though he offered to pay $2M for it to go away. But it was really just two brothers being dumb asses and Danks not getting in the way of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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