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Fan injured by hot dog suing Kansas City Royals
khou.com ^
| 11-1-13
| AP Story
Posted on 11/04/2013 2:08:37 PM PST by smokingfrog
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If it had been a foul ball or broken bat that struck John Coomer in the eye as he watched a Kansas City Royals game, it's unlikely the courts would have forced the team to pay for the surgeries and suffering he's endured
But because it was a hot dog thrown by the team mascot — behind the back, no less — he just may have a case.
The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether the "baseball rule" — a legal standard that protects teams from being sued over fan injuries caused by events on the field, court or rink — should also apply to injuries caused by mascots or the other personnel that teams employ to engage fans. Because the case could set a legal precedent, it could change how teams in other cities and sports approach interacting with fans at their games.
Coomer, of Overland Park, Kan., says he was injured at a September 2009 Royals game when the team's lion mascot, Sluggerrr, threw a 4-ounce, foil-wrapped wiener into the stands that struck his eye. He had to have two surgeries — one to repair a detached retina and the other to remove a cataract that developed and implant an artificial lens. Coomer's vision is worse now than before he was hurt and he has paid roughly $4,800 in medical costs, said his attorney, Robert Tormohlen.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: baseball; baseballrule; lawsuit; mascot; negligentweinerthrow
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Leave the weiner throwing to the professionals.
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:11:24 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:12:48 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: smokingfrog
Gold Medalist ...
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:13:20 PM PST
by
Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
To: smokingfrog
Assault with intent to grill?...............
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:13:21 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
To: smokingfrog
Frivolous. In the absence of malice or conduct a whole lot more reckless than throwing a free hotdog to someone too inept to go out in public safely, there should be no award.
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:14:10 PM PST
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: smokingfrog
Who could see that coming?
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:14:19 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: smokingfrog
Looks like that guy behind him is the hot dog catching king!
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:15:34 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: DannyTN
Heck, the guy throwing the hot dog couldn’t even see it, wearing that mascot head.
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:17:52 PM PST
by
Boogieman
To: Lmo56
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:20:43 PM PST
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
To: smokingfrog
It is a good thing I don't work there now. I worked there when I was in High School. I can't count the number of free peanuts I gave away because I hit someone in the head by doing something stupid. Tossing peanuts up two rows, behind the back, etc.. If I missed my mark I gave who ever I hit a free bag. It came out of my profit, but I had a good time. Heck I was 16, often the challenger would tip me enough to cover the lost bag.
Now it looks like I could have gotten a lawsuit.
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:24:15 PM PST
by
DYngbld
(I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!! (this post approved by the NSA))
To: COBOL2Java
Looks like that guy behind him is the hot dog catching king! My God, you're not kidding! Is that Chris Christie?
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:24:21 PM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(If you liked the website, you'll LOVE the healthcare!)
To: smokingfrog
Flying bats and stray balls are incidental to the game.
Pointing an air gun at the fans and deliberately shooting a hotdog at them is a deliberate act.
Royals are gonna lose this one, I’m afraid.
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:30:04 PM PST
by
GeronL
To: Boogieman
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:34:57 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Buckeye McFrog
I think maybe I have to agree with you. Not everyone that goes to the ballpark would be expecting this sort of thing.
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posted on
11/04/2013 2:55:51 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Lmo56
Is her name 'Jean' Simmons by any chance?
To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
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posted on
11/04/2013 3:00:08 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: smokingfrog
The question is whether the fan had a $458/month "mustard premium" and a $6000 "hot dog deductible" under Obamacare until his insurance kicked in ...
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posted on
11/04/2013 3:01:37 PM PST
by
Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
To: Lmo56
Good news, guys...she’s single.
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posted on
11/04/2013 3:02:31 PM PST
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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