Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Negligence Case Arising Out of T-shirt Launch Promotion at Stadium

The holding company for the New York Mets (Sterling Mets, L.P.) got a tremendous start to the 2009 baseball season with a legal victory last month when New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a trial court ruling in a unique negligence action involving a vendor at Shea Stadium. In Norman Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P., the plaintiff alleged that while he worked as a concession vendor at the Stadium, he sustained personal injuries after he was struck by a spectator who sought a