I know the sports world is still fixated on LeBron James these days.
(Update: LeBron took a shower this morning and then had a hearty breakfast.)
But I want folks to focus on Manchester Township, N.J. resident Elizabeth Lloyd. Be prepared for a bout of nausea as I explain her deal.
Lloyd is suing a 13 year old baseball player. The little guy, Matthew Migliaccio, was 11 years old when the unthinkable happened. Migliaccio was catching in the bullpen at a Little League game. He threw the ball back to the pitcher, but, oh my lord, his throw was wild! The ball sailed out of the bullpen and hit Lloyd in the face at a picnic table.
Migliaccio was not arrested on the spot for such aberrant, wanton, reckless behavior. He and his family have claimed it was an accident. But Lloyd believes such a claim is obviously a sinister cover-up, and she is seeking to correct this blatant injustice.
(This is the part where you sit down and take a deep breath. I also suggest a bucket or bag if handy)
Lloyd is suing the 13 year old ballplayer for $150,000, not including additional monies for pain and suffering. This gem of a social crusader, Lloyd, claims she suffered “severe, painful and permanent injuries” when the spheroid hit her. At this point, I’m thinking she should throw in “brain damage.”
She also claims Matthew was engaging in “inappropriate physical and/or sporting activity.” Well, hell, isn’t that the very definition of Little League baseball?
Her husband (no name given) is also in on the campaign (a.k.a. scam) because he claims a certain lack of marital “nookie” (my legal term) since his wife was so egregiously violated.
Bob Migliaccio, Matthew’s father, is a bit perplexed and stressed to say the least.
“We keep thinking it’s just going to go away, and then a week and a half ago a sheriff shows up at my door to serve my son the papers,” says the dad.
I am hoping the Migliaccio’s family finances will not be harmed by these proceedings. They already have been forced to hire an attorney to defend their son against the charge of “assault and battery.”
Come to think of it, Lloyd and her husband’s gall is enough to make a lot of folks consider a real “assault and battery”—ya’ know, just one upside their heads?
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