Ski-suit plaintiff seeks gag order

An attorney for a man suing an 8-year-old boy for injuring him in a ski accident at Beaver Creek asked a Denver federal judge on Tuesday to impose a gag order on the child's parents.

"The defendant's media disclosures have created such substantial negative media coverage concerning the plaintiffs and their claims that the plaintiffs will be unable to have a fair trial," says a motion filed by David J. Pfahler's attorneys.

Pfahler, 60, of Pennsylvania sued Scott Swimm in September seeking compensation for physical therapy and other expenses stemming from the accident in January.

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