A choose has ordered Dwight Howard to sit down for a deposition in a lawsuit introduced by his neighbor, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, Howard will seem on August 31 for a deposition. The choose instructed the ex-NBA star to point out up at 10 AM.
The choose warned if Howard didn’t comply, he can be hit with sanctions.
As RadarOnline.com first reported, Howard’s neighbor Teresa Nickerson sued Howard for damages claiming she was injured after driving into one among his cows on March 10, 2020.
In 2017, Howard bought a 700-acre farm. He mentioned he deliberate to retire on the land which was residence to many animals, together with cows.
Nickerson mentioned she was driving close to the property when she collided with the animal.
She accused Howard of getting “permitted his livestock (cows) to run at giant on or to stray upon the general public roads of this state and different property.”
“This collision occurred due to the negligence of Dwight David Howard, II in failing to maintain his livestock contained to his farm and off the general public highways of the State of Georgia,” the swimsuit claimed.
Nickerson mentioned she was injured within the accident and racked up medical payments totaling $2,418.66. She accused Howard of being negligent in sustaining his farm and conserving his animals out of the highway.
“Nickerson is entitled to get well damages from Dwight David Howard, II for medical bills, and different precise damages to the extent permitted by regulation,” her lawyer argued.
Nickerson claimed Howard, who was taking part in within the NBA on the time, didn’t have the time “nor the acumen to lift and hold livestock on a farm.”
“Livestock belonging to Dwight David Howard, II has repeatedly escaped the enclosures on his Oglethorpe County farm,” the lawsuit claimed. “Regardless of understanding livestock reminiscent of cattle will stray if not correctly fenced, watered and fed, Dwight David Howard, II has repeatedly allowed his livestock to stray from the Oglethorpe County farm, together with on March 10, 2020.”
Nickerson claimed Howard “repeatedly allowed his livestock to stray from” his farm, inflicting pointless danger of harm or demise” to others.
In his response, the ex-NBA star claimed he didn’t personally personal the farm. He mentioned it was owned by an LLC named 2989 Holdings. He argued the case ought to have been introduced towards the corporate NOT him.
Not too long ago, Nickerson accused Howard of refusing to point out as much as a deposition.
As RadarOnline.com has beforehand reported, earlier this month, Howard was hit with one other lawsuit accusing him of assaulting a person he allegedly met on Instagram. On prime of that, he is been sued by his ex-butler for defamation.