After fighting for her life, Red Sox fan hit by bat now fighting for custody

FOX Boston ^ | July 8, 2015

[ConservativeStatement]

(MyFoxBoston.com) -- Red Sox fan Tonya Carpenter is still fighting back from horrific injuries after being hit by a broken bat at Fenway Park, but now she's facing a new battle -- one fought in court.

Friends fear her ex-husband is trying to capitalize on her ordeal. Court documents FOX25 obtained ask a judge for both custody and child support from Tonya Carpenter, but the still-recovering woman and her friends say, especially after all that she's been through, it's way off base.

Tonya Carpenter stared death in the face when she was struck in the head by a flying bat at Fenway, in early June.

[ConservativeStatement]

Isn't there language on tickets that teams aren't responsible for such acts. And if a fan is not paying attention because he or she is chatting on a cell phone during the game rather than paying attention, could that negate any possible suit?

[lee martell]

I feel sorry for her because of the injury, but this here is none of our business. Which ever parent is more sincere at caring for their child, should be the first one to go private with this matter. You cannot, or should not expect all your personal problems to be resolved via popularity contests of Twitter Wars that border on slander.

[Mears]

“
Isn’t there language on tickets that teams aren’t responsible for such acts. “

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Yes there is.

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[Jane Long]

Was this woman on her cell phone, when the broken bat hit her?

[Chode]

Tonya Carpenter stared death in the face

well obviously not, or the dummy would have ducked...

[ConservativeStatement]

That I don’t know, but if a lawsuit is presented as the article offers, I would imagine a line of defense for any matter — not just this potential case — would be that the fan wasn’t paying attention as instructed on the reverse side of the ticket and perhaps via announcements before games. If there is language on the reverse side of a ticket that teams aren’t responsible for acts of foul balls, bats or other debris, then perhaps that could be forwarded as defense.

[Sasparilla]

Its called “assuming the risk.” Its used when participating in an “Inherently dangerous” activity. But, any lawyer could argue with a straight face that watching “America’s passtime, “ a baseball game, is not an inherently dangerous activity.
There will be a settlement for the flying bat injury. MLB doesn’t want this kind of long, drawn out adverse publicity.

[cardinal4]

I know there are warnings on Saint Louis Blues tickets..

[Jane Long]

Considering the severity of her injuries, I doubt the waiver on the back of the ticket will matter.

This lady has been through a living hell, just from recovering from these injuries...and now, her ex is seeing $$ and suddenly wanting custody of their 7 year old.

Prayers for this lady and her son.

[Fiji Hill]

I wouldn’t think spectators would be seated close enough to the plate to be hit by a bat.

[bramps]

This thread is laughably one of the worst cases of posters(100%) not reading an article in the history of FR.

[scrabblehack]

I recall the family of the girl who was killed by a puck in Columbus got a settlement.

[mad_as_he$$]

Not sure if this is the topper for lazy FReepers but it is right up there!