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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 10-29-2009 Case Style: The Family and Estate of Brandon Patch v. Hillerich & Bradsby Case Number: Judge: Kathy Seeley Court: District Court, Lewis and Clark County, Montana Plaintiff's Attorney: Curt Drake, Drake Law Firm, P.C., Helena, Montana Defendant's Attorney: Description: The Family and Estate of Brandon Patch sued Hillerich & Bradsby d/b/a Louisville Slugger on a products liability theory for the loss that they sustained when their son died from a head injury in 2003. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant failed to warn that aluminum baseball bats cause baseballs hit with them to travel faster than baseballs hit with wooden bats. Brandon Patch was pitching for the Miles City Mavericks when the ball ricocheted off his head, eventually falling behind first base after traveling as high as 50 feet in the air. His parents claimed that Defendant failed to warn of the risks associated with the use of aluminum bats in the game of baseball. Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $850,000.00 Plaintiff's Experts: Defendant's Experts: Comments: |
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