America's favorite pastime meets America's more recent obsession.

In the newest example of a culture gone lawsuit crazy, a mother has decided to sue her son's baseball coach, the local little league, and it's parent organization, Little League Baseball and Softball Inc., for injuries sustained after the little leaguer slid into second base.

Martin's coach, Leigh Bernstein, the New Springville Little League, and its international umbrella organization, Little League Baseball and Softball Inc., are all named as defendants in the suit, which charges them with never teaching him "skills needed to avoid and/or minimize the risks of injury," specifically how to run bases and slide.

News of the suit shocked the league, with some parents calling it frivolous and saying injuries are part of the game.

Full story here. Found via Drudge Report.

Have you noticed that just about everything you buy has a warning label these days? Ever wonder why that is?

A couple of months ago, a report I co-authored, titled Jackpot Justice, stated that the annual cost of the American civil lawsuit system totals $865 billion. In that report, we noted that a significant amount of that cost comes as a result of people and businesses changing their behavior in order to avoid being sued. One of those lawsuit-avoiding costs just happens to be printing what would seem to be obvious warnings on everyday products.

Consider this warning label, found on an iron-on t-shirt decal:
"Caution: Do not iron while wearing shirt."