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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Parts on May 19, 2008, 10:05:06 PM
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Lawsuit Filed In Metal Bat Brain Damage Case
Experts Disagree Over Whether Aluminum Bats Cause Ball To Move Faster; Little League Baseball, Manfacturer Named
Reporting
Sean Hennessey
WAYNE, N.J. (CBS) ― The parents of a boy who suffered permanent brain damage when he was struck in the chest by a baseball during a Little League game filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturers of the metal baseball bat that dealt the tragic blow.
Stephen Domalewski, 14, was wheeled into the West Paterson Municipal Building by his parents to announce the lawsuit, though his parents had to do the talking for him.
"I just wish I could turn back the hands of time on this one," said Joseph Domalewski, the boy's father.
Nearly two years ago, the then 12-year-old pitcher nearly died on the diamond when a baseball struck him in the chest and stopped his heart for 20 minutes. The lack of air caused severe brain damage and left the disabled teen dependent on his parents for everything.
"I miss Steven. I miss the boy that he was," said his mother, Nancy.
The line drive that struck Steven was hit with an aluminum bat, which makes it easier for kids to get a hit. The bats are more forgiving, which means even if the ball doesn't hit the sweet spot, there's still a good chance the ball will be hit hard.
That's the crux of the lawsuit being filed by Steven's family against Little League Baseball, the bat manufacturer, and The Sports Authority, where the bat was sold. The family believes that they all should have known aluminum bats are dangerous.
Hillerich & Bradsby Co., is the maker of the 31-inch, 19-ounce Louisville Slugger TPX Platinum bat that hit the line drive that crippled Domalewski.
"Most studies indicate that the speed with which a ball comes off an aluminum bat is about 15 to 25 percent faster than a wooden bat," said Ernie Fronzuto, the family's attorney.
But aluminum bat advocates disagree.
"The exit speed of a ball off a metal bat is no greater than the exit speed on the finest wood ash bat. It would have happened in either situation," said Mike May of the "Don't Take My Bat Away Coalition."
But Steven's parents say their son is proof that changes need to be made.
"These bats are very dangerous, and something needs to be changed. I don't want to see any more kids getting hurt," said Mrs. Domalewski.
The Sports Authority did not respond to calls for comment and Little League International says it stands by its record.
"If you have a pitcher pitching to an aluminum bat, basically you're putting the kid playing Russian roulette as well as baseball," said Mr. Domalewski.
(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
They always sue all the way down the list Little league, The Sports Authority, where the bat was sold,and the manufacturer WTF it was a horrible accident but when will the suing end. I feel bad for these people but it's like they are casting a line to see how much money they can get. The Sports Authority sold the bat which was legal and the manufacturer built it I just don't get it. Life is dangerous and people get hurt in sports as a child I got sent to the hospital twice playing baseball reluctantly we never sued anybody
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No thoughts, with the asbestos they sued down to the plumbers who installed when it was an legal and not only approved but required. How far will it go
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I feel bad for the parents and the son who was hurt, but I don't see how they will win against the bat manufacturers, the sellers, or Little League, because I can't see how any of them were negligent.
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I feel bad for them too but bad things happen I nearly got my jaw broken by a pitch
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That is complete bullshit. Yes, it sucks the kid was brain damaged... but seriously, there are dangers in this world. People need to learn to accept that.
His heart was stopped for 20 minutes?!?! Shouldn't they have let him die after that much time?
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Life is dangerous, chances are it's going to kill you and maim you a little on the way.
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Life is dangerous, chances are it's going to kill you and maim you a little on the way.
Just try to explain that to your average liberal. :-\
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Life is dangerous, chances are it's going to kill you and maim you a little on the way.
Just try to explain that to your average liberal. :-\
I'm having trouble finding the energy to even tell you I just don't give a fuck about what you just said.
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Just try to explain that to your average liberal. :-\
I'm having trouble finding the energy to even tell you I just don't give a fuck about what you just said.
I have no trouble whatsoever finding the energy to tell you I don't give a fuck about you not giving a fuck :green:
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Just try to explain that to your average liberal. :-\
I'm having trouble finding the energy to even tell you I just don't give a fuck about what you just said.
I have no trouble whatsoever finding the energy to tell you I don't give a fuck about you not giving a fuck :green:
I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
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I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
You don't?!? :o
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I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
You don't?!? :o
You don't play boats with them :laugh:
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I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
You don't?!? :o
You don't play boats with them :laugh:
I sincerely hope you guys are joking :P
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I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
You don't?!? :o
You don't play boats with them :laugh:
I sincerely hope you guys are joking :P
I sincerely hope you are a figment of my imagination.
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I sincerely hope you guys are joking :P
I sincerely hope you are a figment of my imagination.
I'm sorry to disappoint you there.
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I sincerely hope you guys are joking :P
I sincerely hope you are a figment of my imagination.
I'm sorry to disappoint you there.
Not sorry enough to implode I'll bet
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I sincerely hope you guys are joking :P
I sincerely hope you are a figment of my imagination.
I'm sorry to disappoint you there.
Again, I'll have to disappoint you.
Not sorry enough to implode I'll bet
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I sincerely hope you guys are joking :P
I sincerely hope you are a figment of my imagination.
I'm sorry to disappoint you there.
Again, I'll have to disappoint you.
Not sorry enough to implode I'll bet
I bet you wrote nothing just to see if I would reply
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I bet you wrote nothing just to see if I would reply
I actually did reply, but I misplaced it. I said "Again, I'll have to disappoint you." :green:
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:LMAO: and
:popcorn: at the same time!
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I bet you wrote nothing just to see if I would reply
I actually did reply, but I misplaced it. I said "Again, I'll have to disappoint you." :green:
You seem to be making a habbit of disappointing me.
Funny thing that, apparently its the same thing you tell your partner in bed. :hahaha:
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Just try to explain that to your average liberal. :-\
I'm having trouble finding the energy to even tell you I just don't give a fuck about what you just said.
I have no trouble whatsoever finding the energy to tell you I don't give a fuck about you not giving a fuck :green:
I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
:lol:
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Just try to explain that to your average liberal. :-\
I'm having trouble finding the energy to even tell you I just don't give a fuck about what you just said.
I have no trouble whatsoever finding the energy to tell you I don't give a fuck about you not giving a fuck :green:
I bet you're the type who gets out of the bath to take a shit.
:lol:
D.A.A.S. anyone? ;D
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Funny thing that, apparently its the same thing you tell your partner in bed. :hahaha:
Don't judge me by your own criteria. My partner has no complaints....
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Don't judge me by your own criteria. My partner has no complaints....
:laugh: Does anybody's partner really have no complaints?
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:laugh: Does anybody's partner really have no complaints?
Good point :green:
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Funny thing that, apparently its the same thing you tell your partner in bed. :hahaha:
Don't judge me by your own criteria. My partner has no complaints....
She's prbably scared that you'd beat her again if she did.
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She's prbably scared that you'd beat her again if she did.
Do you based this on wild imagination or personal experience?!? ::)
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She's prbably scared that you'd beat her again if she did.
Do you based this on wild imagination or personal experience?!? ::)
My imagination isn't wild, its awesome!
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She's prbably scared that you'd beat her again if she did.
Do you based this on wild imagination or personal experience?!? ::)
My imagination isn't wild, its awesome!
Can't it be both?
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She's prbably scared that you'd beat her again if she did.
Do you based this on wild imagination or personal experience?!? ::)
You've dated Lord Phlexor??
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She's prbably scared that you'd beat her again if she did.
Do you based this on wild imagination or personal experience?!? ::)
My imagination isn't wild, its awesome!
Can't it be both?
It is plainly obvious that you, sir, do not know the rules...
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Man Sues Church Over 'God Injury'
Man Prayed For 'Real Experience,' Not Medical Bills
POSTED: 5:26 am EDT July 11, 2008
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A man said he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while at a Knoxville church.
Now he wants Lakewind Church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering he said he's endured from his injuries.
Matt Lincoln, 57, says he decided to sue the church after its insurance company denied his claim for medical bills.
Lincoln has had two surgeries since the June 2007 incident but said he still feels pain in his back and his legs.
The Sevier County man said he was asking God to have "a real experience" while praying at church.
He said he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone.
Lawyers for the church said other congregants saw him on the floor laughing after his fall. They said he failed to look out for his own safety.
Now there's a suit. Wonder if they said it was an act of god :laugh:
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POSTED: 5:26 am EDT July 11, 2008
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A man said he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while at a Knoxville church.
He said he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone.
Could be signs of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. In which case it is his own fault (especially if he didn't take his meds).
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POSTED: 5:26 am EDT July 11, 2008
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A man said he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while at a Knoxville church.
He said he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone.
Could be signs of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. In which case it is his own fault (especially if he didn't take his meds).
Maybe he did not know it if he had Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
I think that a church who routinely encourages members of its congregation to fall out in the floor must share some culpability.
My aunt's church was like that when I was a child with lots of people convulsing on the floor and "speaking in tongues" and it was all pretty scary to me.