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christheump
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chollyred
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 Posted - 06/22/2012 : 16:02:55
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Wow! Our good old litigious society at work.
I wonder if the park has any signs about using the facility at one's own risk. I seem to remember one at our park, but will have to check the next time we're there. All spectators should be aware they are at risk of being hit by a foul ball, etc. But I guess if you can sue for spilling hot coffee on yourself, anything goes.
(taken from a personal injury lawyer's site)
In some cases, a particular sporting activity will have special legal protection, such as in the case of hockey or baseball. Spectators are expected to know the dangers associated with attending these events and assume the risks involved.
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4bagger
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Posted - 06/22/2012 : 18:56:17
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| There's a word in the legal lexicon for the plaintiffs in this case---- JERKS! |
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Jack-of-Diamonds
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Posted - 06/24/2012 : 22:16:59
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| I think it would be quite appropriate for the youth baseball community to start a defense fund. I'd certainly contribute if someone set one up. |
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F2202
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Posted - 06/26/2012 : 13:54:29
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Okay first of all how do you a sue an 11 year old? What are you going to get? 11 year olds don't have 150,000. This is quite ridiculous.
Secondly, it's an 11 year old, how hard could he have really thrown it? |
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in_the_know
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Posted - 06/26/2012 : 16:57:53
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Originally posted by F2202
Secondly, it's an 11 year old, how hard could he have really thrown it?
Upper 80's if you believe half the dad's on this forum.... |
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VFrazer
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Posted - 06/27/2012 : 08:56:24
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| This story made Fox New on "Kelly's Court" in the Megan Kelly hour (2:00-3:00)The conclusion was this is ridiculous! One attorney tried to argue for the plaintiff but he was hard pressed to keep a straight face. |
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ramman999
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Posted - 06/27/2012 : 10:17:40
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not for nothing, but if you see two 11 year olds warming up and you are behind one of them, doesn't logic dictate you might want to get out of the way? Sort of like the people that sue for spilling hot coffee on themselves and being surprised they got burned.
Apparently, I hold people to too high a standard of common sense - we might want to revisit what defines "common" |
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RACGOFAR
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Posted - 06/27/2012 : 15:31:19
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If the judge in this case beleives the plaintiff's claims are frivolous, he has the authority to dismiss it, just like the judge in the spilled coffee case had. I don't believe if it were my case I would sue the boy, but I don't know all the facts since the news story was designed to evoke responses like those posted here and not to tell us the truth of the case. I do know that I would not put a picnic table in my park near a bullpen because its foreseeable that wild throws will come out of it.
The article does not say if the boys were in the bullpen warming up or whether they were being supervised. How high was the fence if they were in it? Was it in good repair? The article says the lady was sitting at a picnic table, not standing behind them. How far away was it from the field and the bullpen or from where the boys were throwing? Picnic tables should not be near the front and back of bullpens.
We all assume some risk of being hit by a ball at games and that may very well be the defense that wins. But this case is nothing like the spilled coffee case.
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Sad state of affairs.... Little Leaguers Beware
