Former MLB All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra has recently filed court documents seeking insurance information from the prestigious law firm of Galanter & Associates and attorney Douglas Galanter. This comes after Dykstra previously sued both defendants for damages totaling at least $500,000 in relation to a previous legal matter in which they represented him.
This 60-year-old Santa Ana native rose to fame playing for the New York Mets, helping them secure a World Series win in 1986, before later joining the Philadelphia Phillies. Dykstra is now representing himself in the current lawsuit and has filed a sworn declaration in support of his motion to obtain the name and policy number of the law firm’s insurance carrier, as well as the policy limits. He is requesting this information within 20 days of a court order.
A hearing for this case is scheduled for Monday. Dykstra explains, “The reason I need the court to grant this order is so that I can notify the defendant’s insurance carrier of this action, providing them with an opportunity to settle this case for policy limits instead of proceeding with a jury trial in an unwinnable case.”
In the lawsuit filed on February 14th, Dykstra claims that the law firm failed to adequately handle a previous legal matter and neglected to keep him informed. However, the lawsuit does not offer specific details about the previous litigation.
It’s worth noting that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has also filed a notice of lien within the initial lawsuit. The office is seeking restitution for outstanding debts it believes Dykstra owes as part of his 2012 sentencing in a bankruptcy fraud case. Federal prosecutors assert that any judgment or settlement Dykstra may receive in the Galanter case must include satisfaction of the $153,175 owed from the original $200,000 restitution order issued by U.S. District Court Judge Dean Pregerson in December 2012. Judge Pregerson had sentenced Dykstra to 6 1/2 months in prison for concealing valuable baseball gloves and other memorabilia from his playing days, which were meant to be included in his bankruptcy filing.
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