Federal Judge Delivers Blow to Baseball Bat Manufacturer

By Jesse Brody, of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP   A California federal court allowed the bulk of a class action challenging the advertising claims for Easton’s youth baseball bats to move forward, denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss.   Ricky Wisdom claimed that the $160 bat he purchased for his child was promoted as weighing 22 ounces but actually weighed 25 ounces, not only increasing the risk of injury to his young player but also proscribing use of the bat in certain lea