WARNING!!!! baseball may be dangerous!!!!!

[99cobra302]

WTF is wrong with people? i dont know how this is even a case....the point of baseball is to hit a ball as hard as you can with a bat. its a given that is might possibly be dangerous......and in montana of all places.

Jury finds against Louisville Slugger, manufacturer comments - Montana's News Station - Fair. Accurate. To the Point. -

A Helena jury has reached a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger aluminum baseball bats.

Brandon Patch was killed in 2003 when he was struck in the head by a baseball that had been hit by a Louisville Slugger aluminum bat. Patch was pitching for the Miles City Mavericks legion baseball team at the time of the incident.

The jury in the civil lawsuit ruled in favor of the Patch family, finding that Louisville Slugger is liable for failing to warn about the dangers of using aluminum bats, and that the failure to warn played a part in the accident that caused the death of Brandon Patch.

Based on the jury's finding, the representative of the estate of Brandon Patch will receive $792,000, and an additional $58,000 will go to Brandon's parents, Debbie and Dwayne Patch.

The family says this case was about awareness, not money. After the verdict was announced, Debbie Patch said, ""We came into this not knowing. We were just hoping to prevail is all - for Brandon. This is for Brandon, and for the other kids on the field."

Patch says she's unsure what the money will be used for, but she will be looking into setting up a scholarship fund of some sort.

HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. STATEMENT REGARDING MONTANA
VERDICT IN ALUMINUM BAT CASE

This was an emotional case and we believe the jury responded to that and issued an emotional verdict.

Our company did nothing wrong. We made a bat in accordance with the rules. That bat was approved for play by baseball's organizing and governing organizations. In fact, the jury found in our favor, that the bat was not defective.

However, the verdict that our company "failed to adequately warn of the dangers of the bat" has left us puzzled. It seems contradictory for the jury to say the bat is not defective but our company failed to warn that it could be dangerous. It appears to be an indictment of the entire sport of baseball. Anyone who has ever played the game, or any sport for that matter, understands there are risks inherent in baseball and the object is to use a bat, whether wood or aluminum, to hit the ball hard. Unfortunately, this verdict seems to be a statement on the society we live in today, that everything must have a warning label.

We sympathize with the Patch family over their loss, as we have since we first learned of this terrible accident. But we still believe this was an accident on a baseball field. Perhaps this will give the Patch family some closure. We hope that it does.

Rick Redman
VP Corporate Communications

 

[TwinTurbo4vGT]

wow people are so stupid. I know when i played i ripped them pretty hard at people.

 

[Steve03SVT]

WOW, is this for real??? That is ****ING Stupid as shit. What is this country coming to!!

 

[Riddla]

The pussification of America continues by the right wing nutjobs!!!

 

[Fox-4]

The pussification of America continues by the Left-wing nutjobs!!!

That needed to be fixed ;-)

 

[PSUCOBRA96]

that pisses me off, as far as I am concerned when you step on the field you accept certain risks, hopefully their was some error and later an appeal will overturn the case

 

[HYBRED]

This is quite possibly the stupidest, most frivolous lawsuit I have ever heard of.

 

[amigrad06]

so how long till we see whole kids leagues fold because people are afraid of liability. WTF did they think he kids were playing. wiffle ball?

 

[Mikey org gt500]

That needed to be fixed ;-)

beat me too it!!!!:rockon:

 

[ford_racer]

Stupid ****ing Montanans.

 

[Niks97cobra]

What the **** is wrong with people. I hope the kid RIP but that verdict is bullshit.

 

[piss&vinegar]

Damn shame that Louisville Slugger cannot sue those people for being dumb!!

 

[Blown_By_You]

Being in Montana, the pussiness of this case really surprises me, but I guess the panty wearing liberals from Kalifornia are increasing their sphere of influence

 

[canibus]

****, I'd love to bitch slap everyone on that jury.

 

[ous2418]

****, I'd love to bitch slap everyone on that jury.

word!!!!:nonono::nonono:

 

[STAMPEDE3]

This is quite possibly the stupidest, most frivolous lawsuit I have ever heard of.

Yep, right up there with the McDonalds coffee one.

 

[BigSweezey]

Unfortunately, this verdict seems to be a statement on the society we live in today, that everything must have a warning label.

Yep. This is just sad.

 

[N2DAMYSTIC]

That's insane......Guess Tennis rackets are next....

 

[CTPCobra]

Give it time, X-box will have to come with a warning label. "May inspire you to play sports, which could be dangerous" or some crap like that.

 

[Sinister04L]

That is some stupid ass shit right there. Unbelievable. Who would've thought that standing in the path of a baseball after being struck by a bat might be dangerous? IDIOTS.