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Several years ago in NJ a CF was struck by the FIRST bolt of lightning. The case did go to trial, and one of our association members had to go down there from CT and be an expert witness.
The poor kid was dead by the time anyone got to him. The parents clearly needed somebody to blame. I think this is just human nature, everyone needs a scapegoat.
I'm not sure of the outcome of the trial (perhaps settlement).
Stuff does happen and we COULD be in a heap of trouble, but all-in all, I think most sueing stories are just rumors.
Still, I don't think it hurts to ask if a team is properly equipped, even though nobody has been sued for not doing it.
Frankly, being sued, even for something stupid, is not an ordeal I wish to go through, so I'll take a couple of precautions on the field that don't effect how I do my job, as an umpire.
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