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A Manchester Township, N.J., woman who was struck in face by a baseball has filed a lawsuit against the athlete—a Little League catcher.
Elizabeth Lloyd reportedly is seeking more than $150,000 in damages and an unspecified amount for pain and suffering after Matthew Migliaccio, then 11, struck her with a baseball in 2010 as he was helping a pitcher warm up.
“I ran over to see if she was all right,” Mr. Migliaccio, now 13, told the Asbury Park Press. “She said she was OK. I was just on with warming the pitcher up, and I was not horsing around.”
But in a lawsuit filed in April in an Ocean County, N.Y., court, Ms. Lloyd alleged the boy’s actions were negligent and careless, causing permanent injuries, according to the Associated Press.
As part of the suit, Ms. Lloyd’s husband alleged loss or impairment of his wife’s “services, society and consortium.”
An attorney for the Migliaccio family, Anthony Pagano, told the AP that while counts alleging negligence and carelessness are covered by homeowners insurance, other counts are not.
Little League Baseball Inc. reportedly has denied coverage, as insurance applies to coaches, players and concession stand workers, but not spectators.
“It’s absurd to expect every 11-year-old to throw the ball on target," Bob Migliaccio, the boy’s father, told the AP. "Everyone knows you've got to watch out. You assume some risk when you go out to a field. That’s just part of being at a game.”