FRANKLIN — The Tennessee man suing Washington defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth over a car accident has filed a motion in the two-time All Pro’s divorce case to protect any judgment he might win.
The attorney for Corey Edmonson of Nashville filed the motion to intervene on May 14 in Williamson County Chancery Court. Haynesworth’s wife filed for divorce in 2008, citing irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct.
Edmonson needed hip replacement surgery after a crash Dec. 13 he accuses Haynesworth of causing by speeding in his black Ferrari. Haynesworth pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless driving and having an expired registration in the incident.
The Nashville man already has medical bills up to $230,000 and has been unable to work since the accident, and the motion points out that Haynesworth has liability insurance only up to $250,000.
Edmonson filed his lawsuit earlier this month seeking $7.5 million in compensatory damages and no less than 25 percent of Haynesworth’s guaranteed money from Washington as punitive damages. Haynesworth set an NFL record when guaranteed $41 million in the seven-year, $100 million contract with the Redskins that he signed Feb. 27.
But Haynesworth’s assets will be divided as part of the divorce case, and Edmonson’s motion argues some of the marriage’s assets already may be out of Tennessee with the tackle now working for Washington. His motion seeks to intervene and be considered as a liability in the marital assets.
An attorney listed as representing Haynesworth in the motion did not immediately return a message left at his office Thursday.
“We have no comment on any of the cases — this lawsuit, the divorce or the criminal case,” Edmonson’s attorney, Jon Perry, said in a statement.
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Comments » 2
alfrizzle097 writes:
How do you plea not guilty for an expired registration? Either it was expired and you are guilty, or it wasn't and you simply show documentation and ask for a dismissal.
kabzs writes:
As to the car wreck, Hanesworth does not have to prove his innocence. The burden of proof is on the government. You would be surprised how often the D.A. does not pull together appropriate proof to prove the charges. Those criminal charges have nothing to do with this motion.
The motion for intervention into the divorce is to allow the plaintiff a seat at the table when the assets are being divided in the divorce proceedings.
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