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"He's still struggling, but he's a fighter," attorney
Benedict Morelli told NBC's "Today" show. "He's had issues
before that he's fought through, and he's fighting hard."
Morgan, best known for his roles on TV comedies "30 Rock" and
"Saturday Night Live," broke a leg, several ribs and his nose in
June when a Wal-Mart Stores Inc tractor-trailer slammed into a
limo bus Morgan and his entourage were riding in.
Last month, Morgan left a rehabilitation facility to recover at
home and was photographed walking gingerly with the help of a
walker.
Passenger James McNair, 62, a comedian known by his stage name
Jimmy Mack, died in the crash near Cranbury, New Jersey.
The driver of the truck, 35-year-old Kevin Roper, has pleaded
not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto.
Morgan, 45, has filed a negligence lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the
world's largest retailer, alleging it knew or should have known
that Roper had been awake for more than 24 hours before the
crash and was not in compliance with U.S. trucking regulations.
Wal-Mart said in a statement to the TV program it would take
"full responsibility" if Roper was considered to be at fault and
that it was cooperating with the federal investigation.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and James
Dalgleish)
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