KIN 3800 Midterm Notes PDF

**Chapter 2- The Structure of Our Legal System: How it Works?** **What Laws Do** - - - - - **Why Laws Exist / They help determine** - - - - - - **Where Laws Come From** - - - - - - - **The Structure of Our Legal System** Jurisdiction - - - - -...

**Chapter 2- The Structure of Our Legal System: How it Works?** **What Laws Do** - - - - - **Why Laws Exist / They help determine** - - - - - - **Where Laws Come From** - - - - - - - **The Structure of Our Legal System** Jurisdiction - - - - - - **Federal Jurisdiction** - - - **Subject Matter Jurisdiction** - - - - - - - **Federal Topics related to sport** - - - **Federal Judicial Districts (Circuits)** - - - - - - - - - - - - - **State Jurisdiction** - - - - - **Precedent** - - - - - - - **Precedent Value** - - - - **Why is precedent important?** - - - **Mechanics of A Lawsuit** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Legal Reporters/Citations** - - - - - - **Legal Concepts/Definitions** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Chapter 14: Negligence: Liability Issues and Sport Participants** **Negligence (tort)** - - - **Action vs. Inaction** - - - - - **Negligence** - - - - - **Duty** - - - - - **Duty and Foreseeability** - - - - **Reasonableness** - - - - - - - - - **Duty** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Duty Cases** - - **Managing and Mitigating Potential Liability** - - - **Risk Management** - - - - **Identification of Risk** - - - - - - - - **Facilities and Equipment** - - - - **Staffing** - - - - - - - - **Policies and Procedures** - - - - - - - - **Additional Practices to Limit Liability** - - - - - - - **Evaluation of Risks** - - - - - **Management of Risks** - - - - - - - - - - **Treat and Manage** - - - - - - - - **Legal Defense Against Negligence Liability** - - - - - **Contributory Negligence** - - - - - **Comparative Negligence/ Fault** - - - - - - - **Assumption of Risk** - - - - - - **Chapter 7- Intentional Torts** **Intentional Torts** - - - - - - - - - **What is Intent?** - - - - - - **Intentional Tort** - - - - - - **Assault** - - - - 1. 2. 3. - - 1. 2. 3. 4. **Intent to Cause Immediate Harm** - - - - - **Apprehension By The Plaintiff** - - - - - - - **Lack of Consent** - - - - - - - **Understanding the Nature of the Sport** - - **Culture of Sport** - - - - - - - - - **Battery** **Legal Definition** - **Three Critical Elements** 1. 2. 3. **Intent To Cause Harmful or Offensive Touching** - - - - **Actual Harmful or Offensive Touching** - - - - - - **Lack of Consent** - - **Battery in Special Circumstance** **Mistaken Target** - - **By Agency** - - - **Defenses for Battery** **Privilege** - - **Self Defense** - - **Corporal Punishment** - - - Factors for asserting reasonableness of use of force with children - - - - **Civil Battery vs Criminal Battery** **Civil** 1. 2. 3. **Criminal** 1. 2. 3. 4. **Defamation** - - - - - - - - - - 1. 2. 3. 4. - **Slander** - **Libel** - - - - **Defamation** - - - - - - **Defamation of A Public Person** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Defamation Per Se** - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Defamation Defense** - - - - - - - - - **False Imprisonment** - - - - - - - **Reckless Misconduct** - - - a. b. - **Chapter 3-Contracts** **Contracts** - - - Goods - - **Contract Law** - - - - - - - - - - - **Canons of Interpretation of Contract Law** - 1. - - - 2. - - - **Contracts** Definition according to Restatement (Second) of Contracts 1981, &1 - What does this mean? - **How Contracts Are Formed** - - - - - - **Offer** - - - - - - - **Acceptance** - - - **Mailbox Rule** - - - - a. b. **Meeting of the Minds** - - - - - - - **Options Contracts** - 1. 2. **Consideration** - - - - **Capacity** - - - - - **Legality** - - - **Oral Contracts** - - - - - - Who gets an employment contract? - - - - - - - **Independent Contractor** - - - - - - - - - - - **At-Will Employment** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Elements of Employment Contract** - - - - - - **Element Contract Provisions** - - - - - - - - **Duties and Responsibilities** - - - - - - **Reassignment Clause** - - - - - - **Compensation** - - - - - - - **Term of Contract** - - - - - - - - **Termination for Just Cause** - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Termination Without Cause** - - - - - - - **Restrictive Covenant/Non-Compete** - - - - - - **Arbitration** - - - - **Athletically Related Income** - - - - - **Purchasing / Selling Goods** - - - - - - - **Elements of Contract for Goods** - - - - - **Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C)** - - - - - **Uniform...?** - - - - - - - - **Commercial...?** - - - - - - - - - - **Merchants** - 1. 2. 3. - - **Goods** - - - - - - **Contract Interpretation Under UCC** - - - - - - **Acceptance Under UCC** - - - - - - - - a. b. c. **Implied Warranty of Merchantability** - - - - - **Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose** - - - - - **Breach of Contract** - - - - - - - **Contract Damages** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Remedies Under UCC** - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. - 1. 2. - - - - - -