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As free-agent running back Dalvin Cook continues his conventional search for a new team, he’s also continuing an unconventional approach to being sued by someone who has alleged that he engaged in off-field misconduct.
Cook has fought back, relentlessly and aggressively, against his accuser and her lawyers. And Cook, to date, is having plenty of success.
The legal odyssey began in November 2021, when Gracelyn Trimble sued Cook for injuries arising from (based on an amended complaint filed in July 2022) an alleged incident of assault, battery, and false imprisonment in November 2020.
Cook later filed a counterclaim against Trimble alleging invasion of privacy and defamation. And Cook has separately sued Trimble and her lawyers, Daniel Cragg and Anne N. St. Amant, and their firm, Eckland and Blando, LLP.
While both cases still remain pending and necessarily could lead to a variety of outcomes, Cook has scored some victories.
On May 1, 2023, the presiding judge in the case against Trimble and her lawyers found that Cook may amend his complaint to seek punitive damages. The judge found that Cook had made a sufficient “prima facie” (lawyers love their Latin) showing that the actions of the defendants demonstrated “deliberate disregard for the rights and safety of others by clear and convincing evidence.” Basically, the judge found that there’s enough proof to support a finding that punitive damages would be appropriate, if Cook prevails in the case and if the jury...
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