Miniscule Language on Back of Ticket Sends Foul Ball Injury Case to Arbitration

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer A couple from Ohio attended a minor league baseball game. One was seriously injured. They sued the owner of the team, but due to the tiny print on the back of the ticket, coupled with over eight pages of legalese on the team’s website, the U.S. District Court sent their case to arbitration (Deborah Kay Roberts and Lowell Wayne Roberts v. Boyd Sports, LLC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11805, 2024 WL 25193 (2024)). Carry Me Out of the Ball Game Deborah and Wayne R