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Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Stephanie Duluc Sues Yankees for $10 Million Over Errant Bat at June 2 Game
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 6

Stephanie Duluc Sues Yankees for $10 Million Over Errant Bat at June 2 Game

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 6

Summary

  • Stephanie Duluc, 37, filed a $10 million lawsuit against the New York Yankees after Jose Ramirez’s bat flew into the stands at Yankee Stadium on June 2 and struck her in the head.
  • The suit says netting near her seat was significantly lower than in adjacent sections, leaving an unprotected opening by the on-deck circle where the bat entered.
  • Duluc alleges a traumatic brain injury, concussion, lasting neck and hand damage, light sensitivity and cognitive problems that have kept her from returning to work.
  • MLB required protective netting in dangerous foul-ball areas in all 30 parks in 2018 after a 105-mph foul ball at Yankee Stadium fractured a toddler’s skull, though bats and balls can still get through gaps.

Insights

When a routine swing causes traumatic brain injury, who truly bears the risk of sitting near home plate?
Will shocking broadcast footage of a flying bat finally shatter baseball's century-old liability shield?