Is It Fair to Extend Liability to The Foul Poles?
The Baseball Rule and the Effects of Increasing Protective Netting
By Matthew A. Nanninga and Alisha A. Dickie, of Drew Eckl Farnham
On May 29, 2019, the Cubs played the Astros at Minute Maid Park.[1] During the game, a two year old girl was struck by a foul ball and sustained a fractured skull, a seizure, subdural bleeding, brain contusions, and brain edema.[2] Last year, on August 25, 2018, Linda Goldbloom, 79 years old, was struck by a 93 mph foul ball at Dodger Stadium.[3] S