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Originally Posted by ManInBlue
"lost," "settled" - I paid money to a plantiff --I f****ing lost, period. Other than legal jargon, I don't see the damn difference. And neither will my loan officer.
One case that comes to mind (and I don't know where it happened) to which I am willing to admit "urban legend" --
Two batters (on-deck) between innings, one takes a practice swing, not realizing where the other was standing, hit him. Parents sue umpires because they are responsible for safety on the field. If you can find info, please let me know what you find.
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YOU may not see the difference, but there is one.
A settlement is, usually, an economic decision made by an insurance company - the cost of trying the case [factoring in that MAYBE you lose] is greater than the cost of settlement. A verdict or judgment is a judicial determination that [in the circumstances being discussed here] someone [an umpire] failed to exercise "due care" where (s)he had a legal duty to do so.
Your one case, since we have no idea when, where, or to whom it happened, obviously cannot be checked out; however, I
am aware of one such case with similar facts from about 5 to 7 years ago: there was no finding of liability [or settlement for that matter] against the umpires [in the case I have heard of] - the plaintiff was found to be contributorily negligent in a state where [unlike the infamous McD's coffee case] contributory negligence is an absolute bar to recovery. In such places [I live in one] the McD's plaintiff would get nothing, as she was found to be 20% negligent.