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  Dewey, Cheatum, & Howe: well sue anybody

  http://www.barking-moonbat.com/index.php/weblog/dewey_cheatu...
  197 days ago in Barking Moonbat Early Warning System · Authority: 130

  Parents to Sue Maker of Metal Baseball Bats Over Sons Injury 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. Two years ago, Steven Domalewski was pitching
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  Parents to sue bat maker over son's injuries

  http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/05/parents_to_sue.html
  198 days ago in Right Side of the Rainbow · Authority: 39

  Good grief: 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. Two years ago, Steven Domalewski was pitching when the ball slammed into his chest and stopped
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  Parents to Sue Maker of Metal Baseball Bats Over Sons Injury

  http://overlawyered.com/index.php/2008/05/parents-to-sue-mak...
  198 days ago in Overlawyered — Chronicling the high cost of our legal system · Authority: 502

  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. The family of Steven Domalewski contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because
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  Rogue Baseball Bat Injuries Boy

  http://asininelives.blogspot.com/2008/06/rogue-baseball-bat-...
  164 days ago in Mental Defects Abound · No authority yet

  Frivolous lawsuits are nothing new but the Domalewski family has taken things to a new level. Young Steven Domalewski was pitching in a Little League game when an opposing player hit a ball into Steven's chest to cause his heart to stop. This subsequently led to brain damage and physical disabilities for the teen. The Domalewskis is now suing the maker of the baseball bat used at the time, Little League Baseball, and the sporting goods store where the bat was purchased for the incident claiming the metal baseball bat that was used is too dangerous for the youth to hit flying baseballs with. While it can be seen that this is a terrible accident that will have a lasting effect on the entire family, it is also clear that this is a very stupid lawsuit for the express purpose of extorting money from parties not at fault. Surprisingly, the child who was responsible for striking the baseball, the manufacturer of the baseball, the laws of physics (specifically regarding motion and force), and God himself were spared from litigation. Fox News: Parents to Sue Maker of Metal Baseball Bats Over Son's Injury
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  Someone Must Pay!

  http://www.paulierevolution.com/index.php/archive/someone-mu...
  193 days ago in Paulie Revolution - I Shaved My Balls for This? · Authority: 1

  Someone Must Pay! Category: Blame America. Posted by Minister of Information at 8:33 am. A family in NJ is coping with a life-altering event. Their son’s heart stopped. Thankfully, he was resusitated, but not after the lack of oxygen has left him with brain damage. Now the family faces millions of dollars in the years to come to care for the former Little Leaguer. Steven’s heart stopped when he was struck in the chest with a baseball. And the parents are suing the maker of the aluminum bat. The basis for the suit is that the aluminum bat produced the “excess” force that caused Steven’s injuries. The family is also suing the chain of stores that sold the bat and Little League Baseball. I feel for the family. I know several people that continue to cope with life-changing injuries that were sustained while engaged in organized sports. But let’s face it, the aluminum bat, the store and Little League did not cause the injury. The desire to find a reason, and by extension, someone to blame is great, but who would they be suing if the bat was made of wood and the hitter still cranked one back up the mound at the pitcher? Would it be the batter’s family now being asked to pay the medical bills? Or maybe the Maybe, just maybe, no one is to blame. Comments (0)
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  Parents to sue makers of baseball bat

  http://jsteubing.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/parents-to-sue-mak...
  196 days ago in Steubing.org · No authority yet

  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356505,00.html Yes… it is true. This is the story about a 14 year old child who, while pitching in a Little League baseball game, got struck in the chest from a line drive, stopping his heart, and leaving him with permanant brain damage. Sad story, and believe me, I feel sorry for the child and his family… BUT, this is where I get angry… Hardships in life can’t seem to pass without a lawsuit of some kind, and this family decided they will become more sound with their situation after filing a lawsuit against the makers of the bat!!!  As if that is not crazy enough, they are also suing Little League baseball, and the sports store that sold that specific bat. Wow, way to be mature about the situation mom and dad. They contend that metal bats are entirely too unsafe for children to be using for baseball, yet they allowed their child to play in this league knowing what they would be using to bat. Under their logic of who should take responsibility, shouldn’t they really be suing their own child for throwing the pitch that led to this tragic accident? Or possibly the makers of the ball, because if the ball had never been made, then this never could have happened. Hell, why stop there? I would sue the coach of the opposite team for playing a child who could hit a ball that hard, not too mention the parents of the child who hit the ball, for procreating such a solid batter.
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  Metal Baseball Bats Are Pure Evil

  http://www.morphinenation.com/?p=128
  197 days ago in Morphine Nation · Authority: 5

  That’s right folks: no more need to worry about guns, knives or violent video games. The most evil weapon on the face of the earth is a metal baseball bat. Well, the bat isn’t alone as it has a baseball as an accomplice, if the idiots in this current story are to be believed. A kid was hit with a line drive to the chest and the ball was hit with a metal bat and his heart stopped. He was revived, and although brain damaged, is alive which should count for something. The family contends that the ball flew faster and harder because the bat was metal and so they are suing the bat company, Little League Baseball and the sporting goods store that sold the fucking bat. For fuck’s sake, when are people going to learn this shit just isn’t fucking worth it? Yes it’s horrible that their child has been permanently injured for life, but that’s not the bat or its manufacturer’s fault. I have no doubt the outcome would have been the same if the bat had been made of wood. Yet these inbred toolsheds seem to think someone owes them something, and by God, it’s the bat company and anyone connected with the incident. It’s a damn good thing these people sued or we may not have known just how dangerous bats and baseballs truly are. Somebody needs to get a hold of Jack Thompson, tell him to put down his copy of GTA IV and get on this. A man like him wouldn’t rest until the sport of baseball is banned from the face of the earth for the damage it causes its participants. Hopefully while he’s at it he can get other teams sports I don’t like banned as well. That way they won’t be clogging up my fucking T.V. with their rubbish. Source
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  De quem é a culpa?

  http://sophismwatch.blogspot.com/2008/05/de-quem-culpa.html
  197 days ago in Place holder. · Authority: 6

  Um garotinho estava jogando beisebol. Levou uma bolada no peito, sofreu parada cardíaca, foi “ressuscitado” mas sofreu dano cerebral debilitante. Os pais decidem processar o fabricante do taco de metal, alegando a maior velocidade com que estes rebatem a bola em relação aos de madeira. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356505,00.html. Quem deve ser processado? A) O fabricante do taco de metal. Afinal, um taco de madeira não seria capaz de lançar a bola tão fortemente, e o garoto atingido não teria sofrido parada cardíaca, apenas um hematoma. Ou teria? Será? Isso é o que você pensa. A culpa é do taco. B) O fabricante da bola de couro. Afinal, se a bola fosse feita de pelúcia nem hematoma haveria. A culpa é da bola. C) O fabricante da luva, que o garoto usava. Afinal, se a luva fosse maior, do tamanho do garoto mesmo, como um ‘scutum’ romano, pouco importaria que o taco fosse um canhão e a bola feita de fogo: ela atingiria a ‘luva-scutum’ e não o garoto. A culpa é da luva. D) O fabricante do sapato. Obviamente o calçado do garoto não ofereceu tração suficiente para que ele escapasse da bola mortal. A culpa é do sapato. E) O fabricante do rebatedor, quer dizer, seus pais. Afinal, se não houvesse rebatedor, não haveria bola mortífera rebatida. A culpa é do rebatedor. F) O fabricante do lançador. O rebatedor não é nada sem um lançador para lhe arremessar uma bola ruim. Não fosse o lançador inepto e irresponsável e o rebatedor teria enviado a bola numa direção segura. A culpa é do lançador. G) Os dois fabricantes acima. A culpa é da dupla assassina. H) O fabricante do esporte, por ter inventado atividade tão perigosa. A culpa é do esporte como um todo. I) Os técnicos dos times. Afinal, já que estamos lidando com inépcia a responsabilidade é deles. A culpa é dos técnicos. J) A torcida. Se não houvesse pressão para vencer o jogo, nem o lançador nem o rebatedor estariam desesperados para vencer, mas jogariam tranquilamente como menininhas da quarta série, e o próprio garoto não pensaria duas vezes antes de pular longe de qualquer bola, só por precaução. Se os livros didáticos do Requião estivessem ali, teriam impedido a tragédia. A culpa é do esporte capitalista competitivo. K) O cortador de grama. Se fosse permitido à grama crescer alta e densa, quando o garoto fosse atingido a força do impacto seria transferida ao colchão verde sem maiores conseqüências. A culpa é da grama. L) Os países capitalistas. Se não houvesse aquecimento global, desmatamento e desertificação, o campo de beisebol estaria forrado de árvores e o garoto jamais seria atingido. A culpa é do Bush. M) O blogildo. Ele é cristão, hidrófobo e raivoso, e não estava lá na hora para salvar o garoto. De que adianta ler revistas de super-heróis se você não resgata ninguém do perigo? A culpa é do Blogildo. N) O acidente. Afinal, se não houvesse acidentes, não aconteceriam acidentes. A culpa é do acidente, não é preciso processar ninguém.
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  Parents to Sue Maker of Metal Baseball Bats Over Son’s Injury

  http://worshippingchristian.org/blog/?p=4108
  197 days ago in Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christian’s Blog · Authority: 10

  As a Little League umpire, I take a special interest any time I see an article concerning a youth baseball issue. In any game I call, whether in Little League or one of the other area leagues/sports associations, player safety is paramount. I have stopped games on numerous occasions to correct perceived safety concerns. In most of those cases, the coaches look at me like I’m crazy. I even had to eject a coach who, after I asked him to address a safety concern, loudly criticized me about everything I did for the next two innings. With that said, I want to chime in with my two cents worth about this issue; metal or wood. Little League has spent a significant amount of money evaluating the safety concerns of wooden bats versus metal bats. Little League says it best with this statement: “A common misconception is that lighter bats always translate into a baseball being hit harder. This is not the case, because there is a point at which a lighter bat (even though it is swung at a higher speed) does not exert the same force on the pitched ball as a heavier bat does. A simpler way to understand this is to consider a small hammer used to pound a nail: Although the small hammer may be swung with much greater speed, a heavier hammer (swung at a lower speed) will drive the nail with fewer blows because it has more inertia at the point of impact. This is why the non-wood bat manufacturers have agreed to the current standard – so that the non-wood bats perform at a level close to wooden bats, even though a Little Leaguer may be able to swing them faster. … Imposing a wood bat mandate could result in fewer players in the game. A more forgiving bat means more players have a chance for some success and therefore will want to play and enjoy the game.” According to their records, in 2006, there were 78 reported injuries to pitchers from batted balls. When one takes into account that in a typical year, there are literally hundreds of millions of pitches being made, the number of injuries are negligible. “Wait a minute”, you say. “That’s my kid out there and he is hardly ‘negligible’”. I agree. It is hard to see our children get hurt. But there is a certain amount of risk associated with anything our children do. Such simple acts such as riding a bike, playing kickball, soccer or basketball have risk. Basically any physical activity can harm them. This is where parents come in. If we, as parents, are not comfortable with a situation our children are involved in, then it is up to us to make them stop doing it. It’s called “parental responsibility. It will not make us popular with our children, but sometimes we have to be parents instead of “buddies” and “friends” to our children. Welcome to parenthood. Now in this case, a Little League ball player, was injured by a batted ball that hit him in the chest and stopping his heart. Although he survived, he has suffered irreversible brain damage. His parents have been talked into suing the maker of the bat, the sporting goods store that sold it and Little League itself. Whereas this incident is tragic and horrible, why do the other players in the league and in fact all players associated with Little League have to be punished for it? It was a freak accident, a one in literately a million chance. There is safety equipment currently on the market to assist in this situation. Here is just one example of one. I don’t have much experience with this item, so don’t think I’m endorsing it, but it is an example of device that could help prevent this type of situation from occurring. I have seen something like this used before, but it was on a player who had heart surgery at a younger age and his parents felt that he might be less resistant to a hit from a ball. I know the parents of this young man feel lost and trapped. They never asked for this happen. How tragic. They most certainly have my sympathy. But is it right to pad the pockets of the lawyers at the expense of other children paying ball? I don’t believe it is. Since I call games across four different leagues/sports associations, I hear many comments about the likes and dislikes of the “other” leagues. I can say this with complete confidence though: Little League is more concerned with player safety than any other league I have called for. Many people cite the principle reason why they leave Little League is because of the “excessive” rules that Little League imposes. But most of these rules are in place to protect the players. Maybe local churches could step forward and offer to help with the care of this young man. Wouldn’t that be preferable to suing and lining the pockets of the lawyers? At any rate, let’s continue to pray for this young man and his family. 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. Two years ago, Steven Domalewski was pitching when the ball slammed into his chest and stopped his heart. He was resuscitated but now has brain damage and is severely disabled. The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat. An attorney says Domalewski will need millions of dollars worth of medical care for the rest of his life. The bat maker says while it sympathizes with Steven and his family, the bat is not to blame for the injury. Original Link. Link to Little League’s “Facts Regarding Non-Wood Bats”.
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  Sue Baseball!

  http://www.phpcult.com/blog/sue-baseball/
  197 days ago in The PHP Cult · Authority: 13

  Interesting Story , this logic is amazing.. I really feel for the family and this kid, they’re going to have medical expenses for the rest of their lives, it sucks. But, seriously, who’s the brain damaged one here? The kid or the parents? Using their logic If the kid wasn’t playing baseball, he wouldn’t have been hit in the chest.. so, let’s sue the parents themselves for taking the kid to the baseball game. Look, I feel for you guys, I’m really sorry that you have to deal with this tragedy for the rest of your life, but out of respect for your son stop the law suits.

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