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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Jawdrop: Injured attendee sues Colorado Rockies in part on being
 a lousy team
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 19:50:16 -0000 (UTC)
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Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>On 2025-05-21 3:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

>>A man attending a Colorado Rockies game, a guest of the luxury box
>>owner, sues team for having been struck in the face with a foul ball. In
>>part, the lawsuit blames that the team sucks, so attendees have no
>>reason to pay attention to the game and the man had no warning of the
>>incoming foul ball.

>>Yeah, you can put anything in the pleadings of a lawsuit but that seems
>>absurd.

>>Colorado man hit in the eye by foul ball sues Rockies -- in part blaming
>>team's poor performance
>>Timothy Roeckel was struck in the face, right eye during a 2023 game
>>against the Yankees at Coors Field
>>By Katie Langford
>>the Denver Post
>>UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM MDT
>>https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/20/colorado-rockies-foul-ball-lawsuit-yankees-denver/

>Does no one take responsibility for their own actions any more? Is 
>absolutely EVERYTHING someone else's fault and never your own?

There is a law in Colorado that precludes such lawsuits. I don't know
that I agree that someone attending a game takes on the entire
responsibility of being struck with a foul ball but that's what the
adhesion contract likely says. He's desperate to get around state law,
so he came up with something stupid to argue.

>I'm reminded of a story I heard many years ago about a young man whose 
>parents were attractive, smart, and successful. He sued them because he 
>was ugly, stupid, and a loser. The judge laughed him out of court.

I wonder if he attempted to try to live his own life, he might have
stopped being a loser.