TIGERS ORDERED TO AWARD $1M TO FAN INJURED AT TIGER STADIUM

          The Tigers "were ordered" to pay $1M to Alyssia
     Benejam, whose hand was "permanently disfigured after she
     was struck by a shattered bat at a 1994 game," according to
     Cecil Angel of the DETROIT FREE PRESS.  Benejam's attorney
     James Elliott argued that the Tigers knew the section
     Benejam was sitting in "was unsafe," and have "known about
     the problem since at least 1975."  Elliott: "The judge said
     warning on the back of the ticket didn't apply in this
     situation" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 10/21).  Tigers Attorney
     John Hoffman: "Tiger Stadium is a safe ballpark.  It has
     been for 87 years."  The Tigers issued a statement that read
     in part, "[W]e will be consulting with counsel to see if any
     other action is warranted" (DETROIT NEWS, 10/21).