Bryan Stow in court as Dodger beating trial nears an end

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Bryan Stow is wheeled out of the courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on June 25. An L.A. jury on July 9 ruled that the Dodgers were partly liable for injuries Stow suffered in a March 31, 2011, beating at Dodger Stadium. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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David and Ann Stow, father and mother of victim, Bryan Stow, with attorney Thomas V. Girardi, far left, after the verdict was read in Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Brian Stow’s parents David and Ann Stow, center, walk away from the courthouse across Grand Avenue on July 9 after a jury awarded roughly $18 million in damages to the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten into a coma outside Dodger Stadium in 2011. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Judge Victor E. Chavez thanks the jury for their service following the reading of the verdict in the Bryan Stow civil case. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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David and Ann Stow, father and mother of victim, Bryan Stow leave the Los Angeles County Courthouse following the reading of the verdict. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Defense attorney Dana Fox listens as jurors were polled following the reading of the verdict in the Bryan Stow civil trial. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Plaintiff’s attorney Thomas Girardi presents closing arguments in the trial of Bryan Stow’s lawsuit against former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Los Angeles Dodgers LLC. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Defense attorney Dana Fox presents closing arguments in the trial of Bryan Stow’s lawsuit against former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Los Angeles Dodgers LLC. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow is surrounded by Family and media as he is led into the Los Angeles County Superior Courthouse in downtown LA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow, shown in a wheelchair, is accompanied by, from left, his mother, Ann Stow, sister Bonnie Stow, and father, David Stow, as he is led into Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, June 25 as his civil trial nears an end. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow is led into Los Angeles County Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 25. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow is surrounded by media as he is led into Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, June 25. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Attorney Thomas V. Girardi addresses the media before beating victim Bryan Stow is led into Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, June 25. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, right, on June 13 walks into Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he testified in Bryan Stow’s lawsuit against the Dodgers. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Frank McCourt, right, being followed by members of the media, walks into Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 13. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Frank McCourt, center, walks out of Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 13 after testifying in the Bryan Stow beating trial. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt holds a short news conference outside of court June 13. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Frank McCourt, left, and Matt Rose, managing director of communications for McCourt Global, walk past media cameras outside Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 13. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow, assisted by a caregiver, is surrounded by his sisters Erin Collins, left, and Bonnie Stow, second from right, as well as his mother, Ann Stow, in background, as he leaves Los Angeles County Superior Court on May 28. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Beating victim Bryan Stow, in wheelchair, enters Los Angeles County Superior Court in May. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow’s family arrives at Los Angeles County Superior Court on May 29 for opening statements in Stow’s civil case. They are, from left, Stow’s mother, Ann Stow, Stowe’s sister, Erin Collins, and Stow’s father, David Stow. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow says goodbye to his sister, Bonnie Stow, left, after he is assisted by a caregiver into a special van as he departs Los Angeles County Superior Court on May 28. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was beaten at Dodger Stadium, is wheeled out of L.A. County-USC Medical Center to be transported to a San Francisco hospital. His family thanked residents of L.A. for an outpouring of support. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

By Harriet RyanStaff Writer

June 25, 2014 12:11 PM PT

Bryan Stow returned to Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday morning for what is expected to be the final day of testimony in his lawsuit against the Dodgers.

The San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in an opening day beating three years ago sat in a wheelchair about 10 feet from the jurors, the jagged scars in his scalp clearly visible.

Lawyers for Stow and his family are expected to ask the panel for more than $50 million in damages in closing arguments Thursday.

As Stow looked on, jurors watched videotaped testimony from the team’s former director of securities. Ramon Maytorena left the job three months before the March 2011 beating.

Under questioning from a lawyer for the team, he denied that former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt slashed the security budget. Rather, he testified, the team consistently increased the budget for guards.

Maytorena defended a decision to replace some uniformed Los Angeles police personnel at the stadium with off-duty law enforcement officers wearing polo shirts. He said that some fans did not respect the police uniform and were more apt to listen to the casually dressed guards.

“You felt police officers wearing polo shirts … could diffuse the situation better?” asked Dana Fox, a lawyer for the team.

“Yes,” said Maytorena. He said his hunch was borne out by data showing a reduction in the number of problems at the stadium.

Two Dodgers fans, Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, were convicted in the assault on Stow.

While Stow’s family maintains that the team provided inadequate security, McCourt and the Dodgers contend all the blame rests with Sanchez and Norwood.

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