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Shilo Sanders Bankruptcy Trial Could Have Been Avoided

Shilo Sanders will try his case on August 31 to see if a $11.89 million civil judgment can be discharged in bankruptcy, a move critics say could have been avoided with a smaller settlement.

Former NFL free‑agent safety Shilo Sanders faces a trial later this summer on whether his bankruptcy case will discharge an $11.89 million civil verdict against him. The judgment stems from a 2015 altercation with John Darjean, who sued for injuries and received a default judgment after Sanders failed to respond. Darjean said the case could have been settled for far less if Sanders’ father, Deion, had handled the situation differently. The bankruptcy court will refuse to discharge the debt if it is deemed a willful and malicious injury. toffler.lol