A federal civil jury took 10 minutes yesterday to determine that NASCAR driver Sterling Marlin had not assaulted anyone when he threw a man into the Jamaican surf during a promotional beach week for race fans. Joel Whitcomb, of Pittsfield, Mass., sued Marlin in U.S. District Court, claiming that when Marlin shoved him into the shallow water, it caused a sore shoulder and a knee injury that required surgery and months of painful rehabilitation.( Tennessean ); see my #40 Team News and Links page for the past story.(11-13-2003)
