Posted on 01/16/2014 5:40:46 AM PST by Wolfie
Little League Coach Sues Player for $500k for Accidentally Hitting Him With Helmet
14-year-old Little League player is being sued for more than $500,000 by a former coach who claims he was injured when the boy threw his helmet in the air after scoring a game-winning run.
The coach, Alan Beck, is looking to recoup lost wages, medical bills, and of course, pain and suffering. Beck alleges that the helmet the boy threw ended up striking him in the ankle, severing his achilles tendon. Becks attorney conceded to Sacramentos KCRA-3 that the boy did not intend to hurt anyone, but holds that what he did crossed the line.
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Wooden bats can be put in a fireplace.
You, sir, are my new batting coach.
The insurance company is probably doing the suing. That is one of the first questions they ask when you are injured, “how and where did this happen?” They have to assign blame so they know who to sue.
I'll withhold judgement on the guy. It might be necessary in order to get an insurance company to pay. On the other hand, he might be a total butt.
A chiropractor. Figures.
YGTBSM! A judge with any common sense would throw this out of the park/court.
Spoken by Dick the Butcher, who wanted to foment lawlessness and insurrection.
Billy the Bard meant it as a compliment to lawyers.
WOW! What a jackass! How did this clown ever get the privelege of coaching Little League in the first place?
Interesting devolution into a reversal in pop usage, thanks! Kind of like the First Amendment arguments for "freedom from religion" instead of "freedom of religion"...
Billy the Bard meant it as a compliment to lawyers.
Blah, blah, blah context.
Still a great line, because we could certainly do with a hell of a lot less of them.
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