Filings: Taylor Lewan says surgeons caused 'permanent injury'

Former Titans tackle Taylor Lewan is seeking damages “in excess of $50,000” in the medical lawsuit he revealed publicly on Wednesday, saying a botched surgery cut short his NFL career.

Lewan is suing orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews; Benjamin Sherman; Baptist Health Care, Inc.; Baptist Medical Group, LLC; and the Andrews Institute ASC, LLC in a civil lawsuit for medical malpractice. The suit was filed May 1 in the First Judicial Circuit Court in Escambia County, Fla., per court documents. Baptist Health Care declined to comment on the pending litigation.