Brandon Patch, 18, died when a baseball hit by an aluminum bat struck him in the head in 2003. Patch was the pitcher and died within hours after suffering the head injury. Patch’s family sued the bat maker.

The Patch family said the bat maker failed to warn that its aluminum product caused the ball to travel at a faster speed than the traditional wooden bat.

Debbie Patch was awarded $850,000 when the judge ordered Hillerich and Bradsby to pay the compensation to the Patch family. Ms Patch said she had never expected to be awarded money from the lawsuit as her goal was to force the maker to warn people about the potential dangers of the aluminum bat.

Debbie Patch and Duane Patch photos at the link.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 7:14 pm and is filed under Gossip.