The wrongful-death trial brought by pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ family against the Angels is expected to begin in a little more than a month, according to a schedule set by an Orange County Superior Court judge during a hearing on Thursday, Aug. 28.

After several lengthy delays, attorneys on both sides of the civil case confirmed they are prepared to move forward with the jury trial. The attorneys, as well as the judge, all agreed that they want the trial completed by Thanksgiving. The family has asked for $210 million.

Jury selection is expected to begin on Oct. 6, with the trial itself expected to last more than a month.

In 2019, Skaggs was discovered in a hotel room dead from a lethal combination of fentanyl and alcohol. The 27-year-old Santa Monica High graduate had spent most of his deca

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