While a baseball bat can unfortunately be used as a weapon, Easton Sports is being sued as its TB265 bat was apparently responsible for causing the skull fracture of an Ohio teen baseball pitcher. Cole Schlesner, 18, filed the products liability suit last month in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The question is whether the bat is truly responsible, and with it the manufacturer?
“Easton designed its bat so that players could hit a ball harder and faster than any other bats,” the suit states. Schlesner was 15 and was injured in a game in 2009. He required surgery to remove part of his skull, and his family contends that the estimated cost of the care to be between $750,000 and $1 million.
We’ll be sure to watch how this case unfolds.
[Via Los Angeles Daily News: Lawsuit: Easton Sports baseball bat too dangerous]
Easton Sports is supplying its Power Brigade bat, along with other equipment, to players in the Little League Baseball World Series taking place August 16 through 26 in Williamsport, PA. This is the first time the new bat will be swung in competition.