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"Anyway, a lawyer-umpire did some research on sports officials and lawsuits..."
Peter:
I believe I read a post some time back by Dave Hensley that puported to have some facts and figures regarding the truth of umpire law suits. You might start there.
We currently have a suit filed in Spokane in which a player, two coaches, two umpires and the umpire association are all named as defendants. This suit has been going on for two years so far. I am keeping an eye on it to see if it ever makes it to a court room.
A player (F6) got spiked making the first half of a DP at second. The wound was deep and serious. The player suffered permanent damage to his leg and is on partial disability with the state.
The suit claims it was an illegal slide and that the player making the slide and his coaches are responsible for the act and the umpires and their association are responsible for not preventing the act. That claim is apparently based on the lack of mention of illegal slides during the plate conference.
Our insurance carrier is making settlement noises against our wishes, but they have that right. I'll keep you posted.
GB
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