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USC football: Stafon Johnson to file personal injury lawsuit against school

By Gary Klein
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An attorney representing former USC running back Stafon Johnson has called a news conference for Monday to announce the filing of a personal injury lawsuit against USC.

Carl Douglas said the lawsuit will seek unspecified damages from USC and Jamie Yanchar, a former assistant strength and conditioning coach at USC.

Johnson was sidelined for nearly all of the 2009 season after suffering what doctors described as near-fatal injuries when a weightlifting bar carrying 275 pounds fell on his neck during a workout on campus on Sept. 28, 2009.

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Johnson underwent mutiple surgeries and therapy and was signed as a free agent by the Tennessee Titans after the 2010 NFL draft. But he suffered a season-ending ankle injury during a preseason game last August.

Johnson declined to comment about the lawsuit. A USC athletic department spokesman also declined to comment.

--Gary Klein

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Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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