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Opening Statements Begin in Tyreek Hill Civil Trial Over Influencer’s Broken Leg Claim

Jurors will weigh dueling accounts of a 2023 backyard drill that left Sophie Hall with a fractured leg.

Overview

  • Opening statements began Thursday afternoon after a Broward County jury was seated Wednesday, with the trial expected to last about two weeks.
  • Hall, a social media personality, says Hill charged into her during a backyard football drill at his Southwest Ranches home in June 2023, fracturing her leg and leading to reconstructive surgery with implanted hardware.
  • She is seeking at least $50,000 and alleges assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence.
  • Hill denies causing the injury and argues Hall chose to join the drill and assumed the risk, with his lawyers telling jurors she fell after stepping on a dog.
  • Jurors saw X-ray images during openings, and Hall began testifying Thursday with more testimony expected Friday under Judge David Haimes as the case proceeds while Hill remains a free agent after his February release from the Dolphins.