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Originally Posted by ManInBlue
Whoever has done the research has done one or two things - - Not researched thoroughly
- Not given a definition of significant (issues involving sports official compared to what)
Before I get pummelled, I don't know where or how the research was done. These are just my conclusions, thus far.
I've heard of several lawsuits involving umpires. I don't know the details, where you can find the paperwork etc. I'm just stating that it seems odd that I would have heard of 3 or 4 issues, but research has found none (or not a significant #). Could be that what I've heard is a bunch of BS. I'll admit that, too.
One thing I know for a fact is that if I were named in a lawsuit from working a USSSA game, I would not even know about it and neither would anyone else in the organization. The U-trip insurance/lawyers handle it and it doesn't trickle down. That may have something to do with the difficulty in finding data and/or takers on the "give me your story" request.
Just putting in my $.02 - that probably isn't worth $.02 |
You are apparently missing the point:
We have ALL "heard of" any number of suits "involving" umpires: what we HAVEN'T heard of is liability judgments against those umpires for on-field, game-related injuries. Lightning injuries: yeah [I think 1]. Suits where officials were named, but where there were defense verdicts or dismissals in favor of the officials: absolute ****loads.
IF you have "heard of" a suit where the officials lost [not settled] for on-field, game-related injury, send me what info you know, & I'll check it out. O/w it falls in the category of urban legend.
AND, if you were a named defendant in a suit, you would damn sure know about it: a sherrif or other process server would deliver your own personal copy of the suit papers to you at home or work. THEN the U-trip Ins.Co. and lawyers would take over.