Larson Maclean is a full back for the Antiguan Club, Hometown Renegades. He is told by his head coach that Keegan Cottle, the centre forward for Roseau Attackers, suffered a severe ankle injury two weeks ago and his ankle, although substantially mended, would be somewhat tender for the upcoming game against the Renegades. The coach tells Larson that it would be to his advantage and to the team’s advantage to have Keegan out of the game early and that if the opportunity presented itself, Larson should “target” Keegan’s injured ankle. Early in the first half of the game between the Renegades and the Attackers, Larson falls on Keegan’s ankle during a regulation tackle, critically dislocating the weak ankle in the process and putting Keegan on the injured reserved list for the rest of the season. Larson is a strapping player who weighs in excess of 200 pounds and could have avoided such a hard tackle but chose not to. In the press conference following the game, when asked about the incident, Larson, stated “Keegan got what he deserved; he is the league’s dirtiest player and I hope his career is over, he has given the Antiguan Amateur Football League a bad name.” Keegan wants to sue Larson for his actions on the field and seeks out your advice. Required Using your knowledge of the law of torts and your sports law expertise, describe, discuss, and analyze Keegan’s claims, his best legal theories in response, arguments and defenses that are likely to be raised, and the likely judicial decisions about those issues With references and citations please
Larson Maclean is a full back for the Antiguan Club, Hometown Renegades. He is told by his head coach that Keegan Cottle, the centre forward for Roseau Attackers, suffered a severe ankle
injury two weeks ago and his ankle, although substantially mended, would be somewhat tender for the upcoming game against the Renegades. The coach tells Larson that it would be to his advantage and to the team’s advantage to have Keegan out of the game early and that if the opportunity presented itself, Larson should “target” Keegan’s injured ankle. Early in the first half of the game between the Renegades and the Attackers, Larson falls on Keegan’s ankle during a regulation tackle, critically dislocating the weak ankle in the process and putting Keegan on the injured reserved list for the rest of the season. Larson is a strapping player who weighs in excess of 200 pounds and could have avoided such a hard tackle but chose not to. In the press conference following the game, when asked about the incident, Larson, stated “Keegan got what he deserved; he is the league’s dirtiest player and I hope his career is over, he has given the Antiguan Amateur Football League a bad name.” Keegan wants to sue Larson for his actions on the field and seeks out your advice.
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Using your knowledge of the law of torts and your sports law expertise, describe, discuss, and analyze Keegan’s claims, his best legal theories in response, arguments and defenses that are likely to be raised, and the likely judicial decisions about those issues
With references and citations please
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