Sport Law - The Case of the Negligent Athlete

Have you ever wondered if athletes can sue one another for their actions on the playing field? Or if teams can be held liable for what their athletes do? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive what case law has to say about athlete liability and negligence. Beginning with a quick reminder of the definition of negligence and the legal elements that encompass it (2:14), we then discuss how the historical view of athlete liability has evolved over time (12:00) before dissecting three key court cases (18:33) and applying the discovered case law to a well known modern day example of athlete-on-athlete violence (57:09).  So if you are interested in learning more about the legal liability of athletes and how it affects sport teams just sit back relax and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.