Paul Scheer

Introduction In 2013, ten former hockey players filed a class action lawsuit against the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Board of Governors stating various complaints. The former hockey players will herein be identified as participants or Plaintiffs and the National Hockey League and Board of Governors will be identified as NHL, service providers, or Defendants. Focus will be placed on the allegations of negligence against the governing body, the NHL. Negligence is considered the unintentional tort that causes injury to a person in the form of physical injury, property loss or reputation (Cotten & Wolohan, 2013). The complaints include breach of duty because the NHL allegedly fell short on their responsibility to protect the players’ bodies and inform them of risks. Claims are based on the lack of action by the NHL up until January 2013. There is reference to a Concussion Program which began in 1997 yet changes in concussion protocol did not change until 2010. This paper will seek to detail the relevant facts, legal theories and arguments for the burden of proof for Plaintiffs and Defendants in this lawsuit. Who truly holds the responsibility for the protection of players? At what point does due diligence begin and end for players participating in high impact sports? Negligence Claims For negligence claims to be valid, proof of four elements must be present. The four elements are considered duty, breach of duty, damage or injury…

Do you have what it takes to be in the NBA? Standards are very high! Did you know players on average are getting smaller, but are actually jumping higher and farther. The NBA playing style has changed in many ways. One reason is that point guards are playing different than they used to, and they are becoming the center point of offenses. Also, the NBA has thrived on shooting three pointers. There even is talk about adding a four point line. Today, big men play different and are less physical…

In 2005, NBA commissioner David Stern implemented what we now know as the one-and-done rule. Officially known as Article X, this rule states “The player (A) is or will be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year in which the Draft is held, and (B) with respect to a player who is not an international player (defined below), at least one (1) NBA Season has elapsed since the player's graduation from high school (or, if the player did not graduate from high school, since the graduation of…

Brooklyn Nets (38-44) – 8th Eastern Conference Season Summary: The Brooklyn Nets didn't have major expectations last season, yet still found a way to underperformed. The problem for the Nets was consistency. For stretches they played well, even managing wins against the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and a few other quality teams, but were nothing more than a mediocre team for the majority of the season. They did make some strides as the season progressed, thanks to the changes…

I do not believe that a percentage of team’s positions in professional sports should be for the nationals of the team’s home country because it will decrease the team’s competitiveness, it is not a real solution to improve the performance of domestic players, and it is not economically convenient. First, if teams reserve some positions for the national players, they will not be as competitive as they could be. In effect, this would mean that the teams will not be able to have the best players…

In recent history, some organizations, fans, and the even the general public have seen a series of depressing events involving the players Can a league devise a system for ethical offences and their consequences for it’s players/organizations? How would punishments be determined to be fair/ethical? Who controls what actions are right/wrong? Is all punishment fair? Yes the league can devise a system for ethical offences and their consequences. They can make the decision from it code of…

Once Allen Iverson went 1 year in college and went to the NBA because he had to take care of his family. College players should be able to go to the NBA after one year in college. They should be able to go because some players might not have enough money to continue college. They should be able to go because they might get hurt after the first year. One reason why it would be a good idea to keep the NBA age limit at 19 is because let's say the age limit is 20. So they will have to stay in…

Under the current bylaws of the NFL, no team can sell stock or public ownership in their franchise. Unless you are the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are the only team permitted to sell stock, because they were already selling stock before the NFL implemented the rule against it. This creates an enormous unfair advantage to the Packers over their competition in the NFL, and rule change needs to occur (Lariviere, 2011). The Packers have only publically sold shares of stock five times in the…

Saint Augustine was born is 354 in a North Africa province part of the Roman Empire. Growing up in the Roman Empire was a major influence on his work. He is well known for his theological teaching on Christianity and developed much of its doctrine. Augustine wrote on political philosophy as well and developed his own ideas on what the ideal state is. Augustine believes that government is an act of God and its function is to allow people to live good lives. The state is a part of God's…

Even the slightest expressions from human could have a meaning, and those expressions are called micro expressions. The term micro expressions is labeled as a “very brief facial expressions, lasting only a fraction of a second” (Micro Expressions). In other words, micro expressions only exist in a blink of an eye that human couldn’t capture. Furthermore, human ways of interaction are deeply connected to emotions and function through a system of “social signals: facial expressions” (Jack,…