“you forgot the /sarcasm tag... to your post methinks.”
You thinks wrong.
And McDonald’s coffee was also much too hot — near the boiling point, just to save a few cents of coffee per pot.
Sometimes juries see the truth and do what needs to be done.
Metal baseball bats are too dangerous for the professionals.
Amateur baseball teams use them to save money, risking the lives of their players.
There should be a warning on each and every bat.
When I was a kid I could afford my own ash baseball bats. Are we really now that destitute?
while i agree with your premise that aluminum bats are more dangerous because they cause the ball to travel at a faster speed, should .45 cal. ammo be banned because it is more harmful to a human body than .22 ammo?
Wood bats are very expensive.
A better solution would be a certification system for metal and composite bats. They should be designed to hit a ball with the same forces as a wood bat.
It wouldn’t get rid of the “ping,” but it would make the game more even.
Just remember that Mike Coolbaugh was killed with a ball hit by a wood bat and players have been fatally beaned by pitches. Baseball will never be without risk.
you mean like, "i'm too insipid to operate this device, so i need a written warning so i can't sue the manufacturer," type warning?"
obama needs a new "warning csar," maybe you are available...
I am not sure if you understand the game of baseball. I think it would be difficult for the pitcher to read the warning on a bat.
This is the type of ruling that begs to be overturned on appeal. The game of Baseball is inherently risky. I believe that the kid's parents probably signed a release in order for the kid to play, holding the league and the sponsors free of liability in the event of injury or death caused by the inherent risk of the game. IE: the batted ball hit me in the head and killed me. This left the bat manufacturer as the only pockets left to pick.
Louisville Slugger should have counter sued. The kid obviously was not qualified to play in the league. A better pitcher would have been able to field his position.
This is the litigious society at work. The fact is that this kids death was a freak accident. As tragic as it is there is no true liability for anybody, but once you contact a lawyer they will do anything to get paid. When you enter a court room their is inevitably three lawyer in there with you. The prosecuting or plaintiff's lawyer, the defense lawyer, and the judge. The judge is there to make sure that the other two lawyers get paid. By the way, Coffee is supposed to be hot, darn near the boiling point, at least 180 deg this helps with the aroma and flavor by releasing the oils in the coffee. Almost all major vendors and your own home coffee machine is set to brew between 175 - 195 deg. The jury award was significantly reduced by the trial judge, and that award was appealed by McDonald's. McDonald's decided to settle out of court for an undisclosed, but reportedly significantly smaller amount of money. Most similar cases are tossed out of hand by the judge. McDonalds still brews its coffee at these temperatures, but has significantly sterner and more numerous warnings on the lid and cup.