SPMT 260 Exam 3 Questions With Correct
Answers A+
Sport Law - Answer- Application of existing laws to the sport setting
- Some new laws have been enacted specifically for the sport industry (e.g. SPARTA)
Many of earliest U.S lawsuits in sport industry involve _____ - AnswerProfessional Baseball...
Sport Law - Answer✔- Application of existing laws to the sport setting
- Some new laws have been enacted specifically for the sport industry (e.g. SPARTA)
Many of earliest U.S lawsuits in sport industry involve _____ - Answer✔Professional Baseball
First sport law course was offered in ______ at ___________ - Answer✔1972, Boston College
Risk management - Answer✔Developing management strategy to maintain greater control over
legal uncertainty
Prevention - Answer✔Keeping problems from arising
Intervention - Answer✔Having action plan to follow when problems do occur
DIM Process - Answer✔- Develop, Implement, and Manage Risk
- Include all employees in the three-stage process
Judicial Review - Answer✔Occurs when plaintiff challenges a rule in sport organization and
court determines whether it should review the sport organizations decision
Tort - Answer✔an injury or wrong suffered as the result of another improper conduct
Gross negligence - Answer✔occurs when defendant acts recklessly and fails to realize harm
caused
Negligence - Answer✔Unintentional tort and is the most common tort that sort managers
encounter
Sport managers are negligent when - Answer✔- They commit an act/ omission injury to a person
to whom they owe a duty of care
- Negligence imposes a duty to refrain from careless acts
Vicarious Liability - Answer✔Pprovides a plaintiff with a cause of action to sue a superior for
the negligent acts of a subordinate
Agency Law - Answer✔- Describes a relationship in which one party, the agent, agrees to act for
and under the direction of another, the principal
- Purpose is to establish duties that principals and agents owe each other
Contract - Answer✔Written or oral agreement between two or more parties; creates legal
obligation to fulfill the promises
Contract Formation - Answer✔Offer, Acceptance, Consideration, Legality, Capacity
Breach - Answer✔Contract "promise" is broken
Waiver and releases - Answer✔Contract in which participant gives up right to sue
Constitutional Law - Answer✔Developed from precedents established by courts applying
language of U.S. constitution and state constitutions to actions and policies of governmental
entities
Four constitutional challenges frequently arise in sports - Answer✔- Due process
- Equal protection
- Unreasonable search and seizure
- Invasion of privacy
Constitutional Law State Action - Answer✔U.S. Constitution and state constitutions do not
apply to private entities
Due Process: 5th and 14th Amendments - Answer✔- The right to notice and hearing before life,
liberty, or property may be taken away
Equal Protection: 14th Amendment - Answer✔No person shall be discriminated against unless a
constitutionally permissible reason for discrimination exists
Strict Scrutiny - Answer✔On the basis of race, religion, or national origin
Legitimate Interest - Answer✔On the basis of gender; discrimination can occur only if legitimate
interest for doing so exists
Rational basis - Answer✔Discrimination on any other status or classification
Invasion of Privacy - Answer✔There is no specific amendment for invasion of privacy; court has
implied one from constitution
Title IX - Answer✔Comprehensive statue aimed at eliminating sex discrimination in educational
institutions that receive federal funding
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) - Answer✔Promote competition in the free market, break up
business trusts and monopolies, and prohibit anti competitive activity by businesses
Exemptions - Answer✔All professional sport leagues and tours (except MLB) are subject to
antitrust rules
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