Baseball Stadium and Operator Found Not Liable for Accident Involving Foul Ball

The plaintiffs asserted claims against Sterling Doubleday Enterprises, L.P., Sterling Mets, L.P., New York Metropolitan Baseball, Inc. and Queens Ballpark Company, L.L.C. for common law negligence and Res Ipsa Loquitur.   During the 9th inning of a New York Mets vs. Florida Marlins game, the infant plaintiff (who was 12-years-old at the time of the accident) was struck by a foul ball that entered the right field stands.   The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were negligent in mai