From Bad to Worse for Sharks' Evander Kane

Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks cannot stay out of the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Kane enjoyed himself one of his best seasons in 2020-21 but unfortunately it's all the distractions off the ice that are getting noticed. This time around it has to do with a broken promise about paying for abortions.

The wild story involves Kane and a woman who is claiming Kane promised her $2 million for having an abortion. Hope Parker sued Kane back in 2018. Here's some notes from The Athletic on the case, as things keep getting worse for Kane:

Plaintiff (Parker) was unwilling to terminate the third pregnancy until Defendant (Kane) offered her two to three million dollars to do so,» Johnson wrote. (According to bankruptcy court documents, Parker allegedly aborted a fetus conceived with the hockey player twice before, and Kane paid her $125,000 for the second abortion.) Then, on June 13, 2018, Plaintiff sent Defendant a text message of her lab results, which confirmed she had terminated the third pregnancy. When Plaintiff requested Defendant update her on the status of her payment, Defendant, for the first time, told (Plaintiff) he was not going to pay her, stating: ‘I'll have my lawyer contact you I'm not dealing with this any further then."

I can infer from the complaint that Plaintiff falsely said he would pay to abort the third pregnancy, and that he did so to deceive (her) into actually undergoing that abortion.

Parker's lawsuit was postponed because to COVID-19 and is currently in bankruptcy. A debt received under false pretences cannot be waived under bankruptcy law. Johnson indicated the argument might go on. This does not imply the court has ruled in Parker's favour, but it is a positive step for her.

To use a boxing analogy, this is the first round in this litigation,» said Schuyler Carroll, a bankruptcy attorney at Loeb & Loeb. «There are still nine rounds left to be fought. Parker won this round, but she still has a long way to go. Having said that, because so much of bankruptcy is resolved by settlement, a ruling like this often leads to settlement discussions

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