A lawsuit against Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey for his alleged role in a fight at a Miami nightclub in 2014 will go to trial, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced Friday.
Law enforcement officials did not file criminal charges against Pouncey for the incident at his birthday party at the Cameo Nightclub, but attorneys for Riquan James are seeking $500,000 in damages. The trial date in Miami-Dade County circuit court is set for March 6.
The lawsuit claims Pouncey verbally taunted James, a gay man also known as Ricky Vasquez, with homophobic remarks and then physically attacked him.