{"id":6853,"date":"2015-07-24T06:04:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T06:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=6853"},"modified":"2015-07-22T16:48:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:48:35","slug":"proposed-class-action-lawsuit-against-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2015\/07\/24\/proposed-class-action-lawsuit-against-mlb\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Against MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6854\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6854\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/IMG_0054-smaller-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nationals Park\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/IMG_0054-smaller-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/IMG_0054-smaller-599x800.jpg 599w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/IMG_0054-smaller.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans can sit very close to the action at Major League Baseball games. Should protective netting be installed along the first- and third-base lines?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just one day prior to baseball&#8217;s July 14 All-Star Game, a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against Major League Baseball (MLB).\u00a0 The suit claims MLB does not do enough to protect its fans from foul balls and splintered bats.\u00a0 Specifically, the suit says people sitting along the third- and first-base lines should be shielded from flying objects by protective netting.<\/p>\n<p>The suit goes on to explain that the sport of baseball has become increasingly dangerous to its fans because of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pitchers who throw harder<\/li>\n<li>bats which splinter more easily<\/li>\n<li>the presences of distractions at the ballpark (video monitors, wi-fi, etc.) that reduce fans&#8217; response time to dangers like foul balls<\/li>\n<li>an overall accelerated pace of play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore, fans are like &#8220;sitting ducks&#8221; in their seats, unable to protect themselves, as they often sit closer to the action than the batter is to the pitcher.\u00a0 Even paying careful attention may not be enough to protect a spectator from a very fast-moving object.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of fan safety at sporting venues is not a new one. In fact, it has been debated in other sports as well as baseball &#8211; including hockey and soccer &#8211; and we have written about it <a title=\"Foul ball, Loose puck, Flying bat \u2014 Who is to Blame?\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/01\/29\/foul-ball-loose-puck-flying-bat-who-is-to-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a title=\"Take Me Out at the Ball Game ?!!?\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2012\/11\/24\/take-me-out-at-the-ball-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some people who attend sporting events WANT to get some action and specifically choose seats that are close to the field or in &#8220;foul ball territory&#8221;.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not unusual to see a fan wearing a baseball glove, standing at the ready to catch a coveted foul ball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It comes down to the legal doctrine of <strong>assumption of risk<\/strong>,&#8221; according to sports injury lawyer Doug Landau.\u00a0 &#8220;A spectator knowingly accepts the risk of watching a sport live in exchange for the enjoyment of doing so.\u00a0 But at what point does the venue or sports organization have a duty to protect the safety of its fans by installing protective barriers like netting?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We will be watching for the outcome of this case.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has been injured while attending a sporting event and there are questions as to what laws apply, <a title=\"email front desk\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">email <\/a>or call Abrams Landau, Ltd. at once (703-796-9555).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just one day prior to baseball&#8217;s July 14 All-Star Game, a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against Major League Baseball (MLB).\u00a0 The suit claims MLB does not do enough to protect its fans from foul balls and splintered bats.\u00a0 Specifically, the suit says people sitting along the third- and first-base lines should be shielded from&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2015\/07\/24\/proposed-class-action-lawsuit-against-mlb\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Against MLB&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[314,1840,6650,6651,6648,2118,2223,2224,2752,2753,6645,6646,6647,6649,4818],"class_list":["post-6853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cases","tag-assumption-of-risk","tag-doug-landau","tag-fan-hit-by-foul-ball","tag-fan-hit-by-splintered-bat-mlb","tag-fan-injured-at-sports-event","tag-fan-injury-at-baseball-game","tag-flying-bat-at-baseball-game","tag-flying-puck-at-hockey-game","tag-hit-by-foul-ball","tag-hit-by-hockey-puck","tag-mlb-class-action-suit","tag-mlb-fan-safety","tag-protective-netting-at-baseball-field","tag-splintered-baseball-bat","tag-sports-injury-lawyer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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