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I would like to throw this out there. I hope it meets the criteria for this thread. I don't see much of a difference between this type of accident and a lightning strike injury.

LL softball, R3, F2 retrieves pitch bouncing back from backstop which stops R3 in her tracks. Batter decided it was time to take a step out of batter's box and take a practice swing. The girls like to slap the back of their shoulder with the bat for some odd reason. Happens to whack the catcher in the face, knocks her to the ground and sends the poor girl to the hospital.

Well that is what happened. Tears were flowing on both sides. The girl was ok, maybe a broken jaw and the concussion. I don't know if there was a lawsuit over the medical bills {probably not}. I did wonder if the umpire near home plate could have been held liable for not clearing the batter away from possible action near home plate. That could happen to anyone at the LL level.