Civil Litigation
Feb. 15, 2018
Of Little Leagues and Small Claims
A 12-year-old’s errant home run made him the subject of a lawsuit.
Kenneth Feldman, a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, represented his 12-year-old nephew, who was sued by a Little League parent over a home run ball that dented a car. Feldman won on appeal.
Last March, 12-year-old Danny Perez drove a pitch so deep it landed in court.
Perez, a player at the Northridge City Little League, was at practice when he hit a home run that soared over the fence surrounding the field and struck the car hood of another player's parent, causing a dent. The parent, Allen Petersen, ran onto the field and accused Perez of purposely aiming for his car, according to a coach who witnessed the exchange.
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