"Court says boy injured at ballpark can sue" AND "Former appeals judge pleads guilty to federal bank fraud"

Howard Bashman at "How Appealing" posted these two stories:

"Court says boy injured at ballpark can sue"

The Associated Press has a report that begins, "The parents of a young boy struck in the head when a batter hit a ball into a picnic area before an Albuquerque Isotopes game can sue the minor league team and the city, an appellate court has ruled."

You can access last Friday's ruling of the New Mexico Court of Appeals at this link. By a vote of 2-1, the majority on a three-judge panel declined to adopt "the baseball rule," which would have shielded the defendants from liability for the child's injuries.

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"Former appeals judge pleads guilty to federal bank fraud"

Friday's edition of The St. Petersburg Times will contain an article that begins, "A man who once sat in judgment of others was found guilty Thursday of federal bank fraud. Former appeals Judge Thomas E. Stringer Sr. made his first appearance in court since being charged last month with fraudulently obtaining a $350,000 mortgage for a Hawaiian residence he bought with a stripper."

The Tampa Tribune has a news update headlined "Ex-judge pleads guilty to federal bank fraud." And The Associated Press reports that "Former Fla. judge linked to stripper pleads guilty."