The son of a California man who choked to death during an amateur taco eating contest at a minor league baseball game is suing the event�s organizers for negligence.
Eighteen-year-old Marshall Hutchings� lawsuit filed Monday alleges his father, Dana Hutchings, was not made aware of the risks and danger involved in an eating competition, the Fresno Bee reported.
The 41-year-old died after choking on tacos while competing in the contest during a Fresno Grizzlies game on Aug. 13, 2019. Participants competed to devour as many tacos as possible during a certain amount of time.
The suit names Fresno Sports and Events, the owner of the Grizzlies.
�We won�t be making any public comments,� Grizzlies President Derek Frank said in an email.
Professionals in the sport of competitive eating train and make themselves physically ready to participate, Hutchings� attorney Martin Taleisnik said.
�But that is not always present in an amateur eating contest,� Taleisnik said. �The conductors of this event should have made the risks known to the competitors and taken steps to protect them.�
(AP)
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Right. Like every stove should have warning decals about the danger of fire. I haven’t seen any gasoline pumps with signs warning, “Not to be taken internally.”
So the man had no idea that speedily stuffing his mouth as a glutton had no risks, please.
If lawsuits were possible on account of moronic cretinism, the event’s organizers ought to sue the dead man’s estate, if there is one. I guess it’s not illegal to be an idiot, even when it costs someone his life.