USA change 1 - inspections

[Dakota]

How can an umpire be liable for anything over which the umpire has no authority and no responsibility to rule one way or the other?

If a fielder's mask breaks and puts an eye out, is the umpire liable?

Of course, anyone can bring any frivolous lawsuit they want, so, the umpire can be named as a party in a lawsuit if the league schedules a game between teams of different skill levels and someone on the less skilled team gets injured.

Remove the umpire's responsibility and authority over all equipment and the liability goes with it.

I'm talking about actual liability, not the legal equivalent of the TWP or the need to defend against frivolous lawsuits.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

How can an umpire be liable for anything over which the umpire has no authority and no responsibility to rule one way or the other?

If a fielder's mask breaks and puts an eye out, is the umpire liable?

Of course, anyone can bring any frivolous lawsuit they want, so, the umpire can be named as a party in a lawsuit if the league schedules a game between teams of different skill levels and someone on the less skilled team gets injured.

Remove the umpire's responsibility and authority over all equipment and the liability goes with it.

I'm talking about actual liability, not the legal equivalent of the TWP or the need to defend against frivolous lawsuits.

How is UPS liable when one of their drivers damages another's property? How can a bat company be liable for a player injured because their bat hit a ball that injured another player?
How is a car mechanic liable if someone is injured by a car recently serviced by him/her?
How is regional pizza company responsible for the death of an unauthorized passenger in a delivery man's personal car when he had an accident?
Or a hotel for someone using a room as a sniper's perch? Mandalay Bay

How is ASA/USA (or any organization) responsible for any injury to player simply because it has been determined to be too good a product?

I agree that some of these may be ridiculous, but is tht is real life and apparently are considered valid legal positions.