![]() ![]() Little League Baseball, Louisville Slugger and The Sports Authority ultimately settled the case for $14.5 million. Despite the efforts of first responders on the scene, the boy's brain was deprived of oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes. The blow impacted the player in the exact spot and at the precise moment to trigger a heart attack. ![]() In that sports accident, a little league pitcher suffered brain damage when he was struck in the chest by a ball hit by a player with an aluminum bat. The court indicated that everyone involved in the game was placed at increased risk by the increased velocity generated by the metal bat.Ī separate lawsuit that settled last year involving a little leaguer reveals that attempts by sports leagues may not have gone far enough to protect players from the inherent risks of aluminum bats. All of the players in the game including the pitcher who was injured were determined to be users of the bat under the court's ruling. The court rejected this reasoning and ruled that only warning the batter of the risks inadequately communicates the risk of the ball's increased exit speed to the other players. Based on the theory of the company that made the bat, the outfielders and pitcher would have no recourse against a bat company for an unsafe bat because they are not the party that purchased and uses the product. ![]() The company contended that it only owed a duty to warn the player who purchased the bat. The bat manufacturer argued that the company was not liable because it owed no duty to the outfielders. The family who filed the wrongful death lawsuit based on product liability law alleged that the manufacturer of the bat failed to warn of the reduced reaction for players when the ball comes off an aluminum bat. The player suffered a fatal head injury during the American Legion baseball game, and the manufacturer settled the case for $850,000. The pitcher was injured when the ball was propelled by a bat manufactured by Louisville Slugger. A wrongful death lawsuit in another state involving an 18-year-old pitcher who was struck in the head by a baseball serves as an example. ![]()
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