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 hi

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