AP – A New York Mets fan’s lawsuit over a broken bat that flew into his face was thrown out last week, with a judge rejecting his argument that the team and Major League Baseball should have done more to safeguard spectators from break-prone maple bats.
Such claims usually are rejected on the theory that spectators at sporting events assume the risk of attending. Here, Acting Supreme Court Justice Anil C. Singh in Manhattan issued a brief order dismissing the claim after a hearing in Falzon v. Major League Baseball Enterprises, 110508/2010.
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