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10-30-2009, 10:17 PM
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Right but still lost wages of $750,000 doesn't seem reasonable at all to me.
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The AP article is different than the one written by the journalist who lives in Louisville:
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Curt Drake, one of the family's attorneys, said the jury arrived at the total by awarding $792,000 to Brandon Patch for his lost earnings and pain and suffering, an amount that goes to his estate. The family was awarded $58,000 for their pain and suffering and damages.
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The Associated Press: Mont. jury awards $850,000 in aluminum bat lawsuit
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10-30-2009, 10:19 PM
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Ahh hmm. Kind of weird to award lost wages damages in that way.
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10-30-2009, 10:25 PM
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lawyers are clever. good for the family. they deseve it. not like louisville slugger cant afford it.
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10-30-2009, 10:26 PM
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lawyers are clever. good for the family. they deseve it. not like louisville slugger cant afford it.
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It sets a precedent for all sports equipment though. Anything that could remotely cause the injury
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10-30-2009, 10:29 PM
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It sets a precedent for all sports equipment though. Anything that could remotely cause the injury
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all they have to do is print a warning on their equipment and they avoid all lawsuits. very simple.
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10-30-2009, 10:31 PM
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"the dangers of using aluminum bats"... really?
How much faster could it have been going?
How many deaths do you get in baseball from being struck by a ball?
I know we get a few in cricket, but cricket balls are harder and heavier.
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10-30-2009, 10:33 PM
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all they have to do is print a warning on their equipment and they avoid all lawsuits. very simple.
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Unnecessary to even need the warning though.
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10-30-2009, 10:37 PM
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Unnecessary to even need the warning though.
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why is it unnecessary when they would be avoiding any lawsuit possible? seems very necessary to me. but im a businessman which means i think differently.
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10-30-2009, 10:47 PM
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The story seems to emphasize it was an aluminum bat. I'm decent at basic physics, but I don't think they transmit significantly more force onto the ball than a wooden bat, do they?
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Actually they do, when they hit the ball it bends the thin walled bats in then pops back into place.
Softball bats are real bad/good at that. Mens slow pitch leagues bust guys with illegal bats all the time.
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10-30-2009, 10:49 PM
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why is it unnecessary when they would be avoiding any lawsuit possible? seems very necessary to me. but im a businessman which means i think differently.
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I mean the whole premises of needing the warnings in the first place for something a reasonable person knows could happen. And you say you're a businessman which means you think differently, I worked for a small business for 3 years and did my undergrad in business and sport management. I know all about wanting to avoid law suits.
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