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Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal

Feb. 28, 2020

‘Baseball rule’ is in its 9th inning

Practitioners who are familiar with the onerous rule that has barred injured plaintiffs from recovering for their foul ball injuries suffered at baseball games might have hope with a Court of Appeal decision from last week.

Michael E. Rubinstein

Law Office of Michael E. Rubinstein

433 N Camden Drive Suite 600
Beverly Hills , CA 90210

Phone: (213) 293-6075

Fax: (323) 400-4585

Email: Michael@rabbilawyer.com

Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

Michael is a Los Angeles-based personal injury and accident attorney.

It's the bottom of the 9th inning, and the count is 0-2. No, we're not talking about any of the Major League Baseball games currently being played in spring training in Arizona or Florida. We're talking about the antiquated, 100-year-old-"baseball rule." Practitioners who are familiar with the onerous rule that has barred injured plaintiffs from recovering for their foul ball injuries suffered at baseball games might have hope with last week's Court of Appeal decision...

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