Parents to Sue Maker of Metal Baseball Bats Over Son's Injury

Fox News ^ | May 17, 2008 | Associated Press

[MissouriConservative]

WAYNE, N.J. — A New Jersey couple, whose son was struck in the chest with a line drive, is planning to sue the maker of a metal baseball bat used in the game.

An attorney says Domalewski will need millions of dollars worth of medical care for the rest of his life.

[vollmond]

I feel bad for the kid. He may not have been properly trained (or got sloppy) on how to end up in a defensive position after throwing a pitch. You've got follow the pitch all the way in and off the bat, set yourself with your glove in front of your body at chest level, and expect a screaming line drive right back at you every time you throw the ball.

I've had a few close calls, and all I do is slow pitch. But a big guy with a killer metal bat that knows how to hit can rip your head off.

[Kozak]

That should take care of the problem

[xzins]

I heard a discussion of this in the news yesterday. On the one hand, the bats do drive a ball much faster. On the other hand, little leagues will sometimes mix boys of widely different maturational levels.

A league that goes 13-15, for example, would have everything for boy to man body types.

[sinanju]

Especially if certain teams were using “ringers” as recent scandals would remind us...

[xzins]

Good point.

Bats don’t kill boys, boys kill boys.

You won’t get my bat until you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

:>)

[liabilityguy]

“Why don’t the parents sue themselves for letting the child play baseball?”

Great quote that can be applied to so many situations.
I have a few articles on liability law that address some of these issues. http://www.ryderlaw.com