California Court of Appeal

In a suit against a baseball bat manufacturer, plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to establish that use of a particular bat significantly increased the inherent risk that a pitcher would be hit by a line drive, and that unique design properties of the bat were the cause of his injuries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2002
• Published 12/19/2002

Judges

• HASTINGS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller, Conway & Templeman, Alan R. Templeman, Oxnard, Dean W. Hazard;  Lascher & Lascher, Wendy Cole Lascher, Ventura, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler, Silberberg & Ames, Peter J. Zomber and David J. Ozeran, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Hillerich & Bradsby Co., Wilson, Kenna & Borys and Lawrence Borys, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Pacific-10 Conference and University of Southern California., Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Frederick R. Juckniess;  Call & Jensen, Wayne W. Call, Newport Beach, and Mark L. Eisenhut, for Defendant and Appellant.