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| − | * ... that the '''[[Baseball Rule]]''' in [[United States tort law|American tort law]] holds that as long as a baseball team has protected seats available, fans injured by [[foul ball]]s cannot hold the team [[legal liability|liable]]? <small>Source: "[https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3775&context=wmlr This Article examines the so-called 'Baseball Rule,' the legal doctrine generally immunizing professional baseball teams from liability when spectators are hit by errant balls or bats leaving the field of play.]" 60 [[William & Mary Law Review]] 59 (2018)</small> | + | * ... that the '''[[Baseball Rule]]''' in [[United States tort law|American tort law]] holds that as long as a baseball team has protected seats available, fans injured by [[foul ball]]s usually cannot hold the team [[legal liability|liable]]? <small>Source: "[https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3775&context=wmlr This Article examines the so-called 'Baseball Rule,' the legal doctrine generally immunizing professional baseball teams from liability when spectators are hit by errant balls or bats leaving the field of play.]" 60 [[William & Mary Law Review]] 59 (2018)</small> |
** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Baseball Rule|baseball spectators are more likely to be hit by a foul ball than players are to be hit by a pitch]]'''? <small>Source: "[http://www.sfweekly.com/sponsored/if-youre-in-the-stands-keep-your-eye-on-the-ball/ Bloomberg reported in 2014 that roughly 1,750 spectators a year are injured by batted balls at all of the major league ballparks throughout the United States. The study showed spectators were much more likely to be hit with an errant ball than a player was to be hit with a pitch.]" ''[[SF Weekly]]''; March 14, 2018</small> | ** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Baseball Rule|baseball spectators are more likely to be hit by a foul ball than players are to be hit by a pitch]]'''? <small>Source: "[http://www.sfweekly.com/sponsored/if-youre-in-the-stands-keep-your-eye-on-the-ball/ Bloomberg reported in 2014 that roughly 1,750 spectators a year are injured by batted balls at all of the major league ballparks throughout the United States. The study showed spectators were much more likely to be hit with an errant ball than a player was to be hit with a pitch.]" ''[[SF Weekly]]''; March 14, 2018</small> | ||
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Eleanor Barrow Chase|Eleanor Barrow Chase]] | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Eleanor Barrow Chase|Eleanor Barrow Chase]] | ||
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Baseball Rule
- ... that the Baseball Rule in American tort law holds that as long as a baseball team has protected seats available, fans injured by foul balls usually cannot hold the team liable? Source: "This Article examines the so-called 'Baseball Rule,' the legal doctrine generally immunizing professional baseball teams from liability when spectators are hit by errant balls or bats leaving the field of play." 60 William & Mary Law Review 59 (2018)
- ALT1:... that baseball spectators are more likely to be hit by a foul ball than players are to be hit by a pitch? Source: "Bloomberg reported in 2014 that roughly 1,750 spectators a year are injured by batted balls at all of the major league ballparks throughout the United States. The study showed spectators were much more likely to be hit with an errant ball than a player was to be hit with a pitch." SF Weekly; March 14, 2018
- Reviewed: Eleanor Barrow Chase
- Comment: I am aiming to have this on the Main Page on U.S. Major League Baseball Opening Day this year, March 30. As I type this I am still developing the article, so it may be possible that material supportive of other hooks will be added
Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self-nominated at 04:06, 22 March 2019 (UTC).