Lloyd Lake, the man claiming he gave Reggie Bush and his family illegal payments and gifts while the star football player was at USC, walked out of Bush’s deposition earlier this week because an unidentified armed man was present in the conference room.
“It was outrageous,” Watkins said. “Never in my 12 years of litigation have I ever encountered anything like this. Cornwell elected to bring a friend with a gun to the deposition. And I would not allow my client to be intimidated and go forward under those circumstances.”
Cornwell said he felt he needed a security guard present at the deposition because of past threats he alleged Lake and his attorney have made against him and Bush.“Given Lake’s criminal background, threats made to me in January 2006 by counsel (Watkins) regarding his criminal background and his gang affiliation and counsel’s inability to control his client, plus recent threats made by Mr. Lake against Reggie Bush, we were advised to take appropriate security precautions when in Lake’s presence,” Cornwell said. “Despite his public accusations, this is the second time that the plaintiff has refused to tell his story under oath.
“This lawsuit stuff is for grown folks. Obviously, this crew ain’t ready.”
I didn’t know “grown folks” felt the need to have an armed bodyguard present for a legal issue. If Bush and his attorney felt threatened by Lake, why not hire actual security guards to oversee the conference? Why have an unidentified gunman present? This case just gets more bizarre by the day.
