- May 29, 2015
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I know of a few folks (or one in particular) who like regale umpires at the annual clinic with stories of umpires being sued and losing everything because the umpire:
*moved a bat and caused an injury
*tried to shake hands with a player who tripped and the ump ends up with her breast in his hand
*did not kill a play when it should have been killed and somebody got hurt
*and on and on ...
I’ve not been able to verify any of these.
A quick Google search turns up very little, but it does turn up some results. Attorneys realize that you go for the pockets, so it is usually the organization/sanctioning body that is sued.
*moved a bat and caused an injury
*tried to shake hands with a player who tripped and the ump ends up with her breast in his hand
*did not kill a play when it should have been killed and somebody got hurt
*and on and on ...
I’ve not been able to verify any of these.
A quick Google search turns up very little, but it does turn up some results. Attorneys realize that you go for the pockets, so it is usually the organization/sanctioning body that is sued.
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