"Baseball Rule" Upheld by State Supreme Court, Stadiums Shielded from Foul Ball Lawsuits
The Review-Journal reports on a Nevada Supreme Court decision that upholds the "baseball rule," a rule in which stadium owners are broadly shielded from lawsuits by fans injured by foul balls. The case involved a woman who was in the Cashman Field beer garden during a Las Vegas 51's game. A foul ball hit her, breaking her nose and lacerating her face. The stadium's lawyers argued that the "baseball rule" shielded them from liability from any lawsuits caused by foul balls. The plaintiff's attorneys unsuccessfully argued that the liability shield only applied to obviously dangerous areas of the stadium such as behind home plate. According to the Review-Journal, the majority opinion noted that foul balls are a "known, obvious, and unavoidable part of all baseball games."

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