▁TV ▁shows . ▁Ben ▁Ag aj an ian ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 8 . ▁ ▁C ary ▁Ag aj an ian ▁notes ▁on ▁the ▁law ▁firm ' s ▁Web ▁site , ▁'" As ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁Toy ota , ▁U . S . A . ▁in ▁the ▁preced ent ▁setting ▁case ▁of ▁Reg azz oni ▁vs . ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁C ary ▁convinced ▁the ▁Federal ▁District ▁Court ▁to ▁dismiss ▁all ▁claims ▁assert ed ▁by ▁the ▁f amed ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁who ▁was ▁par al yz ed ▁during ▁practice ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁w ai ver ▁and ▁release ▁and ▁express ▁assumption ▁of ▁the ▁risk ▁agreement ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁driver ▁prior ▁to ▁participation . ▁The ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁later ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁the ▁well - public ized ▁r uling ▁marked ▁a ▁significant ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁sports ▁and ▁le is ure ▁fields , ▁setting ▁the ▁tone ▁for ▁future ▁similar ▁lit ig ation ." ▁ ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁even ▁know ▁my ▁d ad ▁was ▁bald ▁until ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager ," ▁j oked ▁his ▁son , ▁C ary . ▁" He ▁even ▁wore ▁the ▁hat ▁sitting ▁down ▁for ▁breakfast ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁My ▁mother ▁was ▁always ▁getting ▁on ▁him ▁about ▁that ." ▁ ▁Notable ▁drivers ▁for ▁J C ▁Ag aj an ian ▁included ▁Al ▁Un ser , ▁Bill ▁V uk ov ich ▁II ,