Really stretching for this one....

[AVGWarhawk]

Although I feel of the boy and his parents I think this is a real stretch here. They might as well sue the coach because he let them use the bat as well:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356505,00.html

Bad hand was delt to this boy for sure but.....

[mr chris]

Very sad story indeed.
This kid for sure was delt a crap hand.
But sue the maker of the bat.
Who are they going to sue next the Kid that hit the ball?

[AVGWarhawk]

Sue the kid who hit the ball? Anything is possible. Why not go after the glove maker....it was not big enough to catch the ball. They can go after the coach and the rest of the team because they did not say, "Watch out!" Lets go after the grounds keeper because the grass was to high and impeded his ability to get out of the way.

It is endless with people not taking on responsibility for their actions. I'm not blaming the kid here. He got the crappy end of the stick and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. But, I would hope the parents would realize getting hurt while playing sports is a distinct possibility. If these two are home owners they have insurance for the house which sometimes covers things like this, plus any heath insurance policy both would cover expenses. It is a catch 22 I'm sure with these two insurance carriers but to go after the baseball bat company is pure lunacy. Furthermore, what has their lawyer drummed into their head to believe they could possibly win this case?

[August]

It's all about money.

[mr chris]

Totaly agree it is all about the money.
It is very sad indeed with what happened to the kid.
But these things can and will happen.
The parents must be crazy if they think the company that made the bat are to blame.

It is a shame that in this day and age that the family belive the only way they can get the money they say they need to care for they son in his condition is to sue the company that made the bat.

[kurtz]

Much as I sympathise with this poor lad, surely he is to blame? The batsman will try to hit the ball, the bat exists to hit the ball, the ball will be hit unless the pitch is good enough. Basically the boy is the architect of his own demise, TBH I'm surprised the batsman isn't suing for the upset and (needless) Guilt he feels and the bat manafacturer for loss of sales. That said I think I might try and source one of these bats for home defence as it's all we're allowed in England...

[StdDev]

Originally Posted by kurtz

I think I might try and source one of these bats for home defence as it's all we're allowed in England...

I thought you were allowed big rocks too!

As for the kid... yeah tough break...
But I dont think the parents are going to win this lawsuit..
It would seem that first they would have to prove that if the ball had been hit with a wooden bat the same injury would not have occured.
And if they could prove this.. then the next logical culprit would be the league for not disallowing the use of these bats.

[baggygreen]

Originally Posted by August

It's all about money.

Quoted for truth

Its idiots like these parents who are responsible for playgrounds and the like getting closed through oz because insurance is skyrocketing.

I broke each and every one of my fingers through both cricket and AFL, they're so badly done that i cant get a wedding ring that will stay in my finger. Maybe i should sue for lets say emotional distress....

i sympathise for the kid and i feel for the parents who needa care for him, but i tell you what, when you do ANYTHING there is a risk involved, just take a bit of responsibility for it. Its unfortunate but it happens, grow up and move along rather than looking for people to blame. the bat-maker?? try the batter, or his parents for feeding him properly so he grew up big and strong...

[bookworm_020]

I feel sorry for the parents and the kid as well, but who would say it wouldn't have happened with a wooden one?

[August]

It's not as easy as that. Taking care of a person with those injuries is both difficult and very expensive.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Accidents just dont seem to exist anymore. There has to be someone to blame.

Originally Posted by StdDev

I thought you were allowed big rocks too!

As for the kid... yeah tough break...
But I dont think the parents are going to win this lawsuit..
It would seem that first they would have to prove that if the ball had been hit with a wooden bat the same injury would not have occured.
And if they could prove this.. then the next logical culprit would be the league for not disallowing the use of these bats.

I am certain that somewhere, there's an injury disclaimer that someone had to sign in order to allow their kid to play ball in the little league.

They KNOW someone's going to get hurt if you play a sport. They always set up these things that says, essentially, "I acknowledge that there's a possibility that my kid may be injured, and knowing this, I won't sue if it happens."

Failure to sign means the kid will not be allowed to play.

I know they must have signed such a waiver. I know their attorney is probably looking desperately for a way around said waiver.

"But we didn't know it was going to be this serious, so yr honor, we need to be released from this waiver so we can get money!"

[SUBMAN1]

Crazy. What a crazy world. Next, they will be trying to sue god.

-S

[StdDev]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Crazy. What a crazy world. Next, they will be trying to sue god.

-S

God can afford the best lawyers!!!

[kurtz]

Originally Posted by StdDev

God can afford the best lawyers!!!

I'd have thought Beelzebub would have gathered up the best as soon as they'd departed