The Sports Law Handbook contains an overview of sports and its relationship to various categories of law, as well as the legal liabilities and responsibilities of coaches,
administrators, managers, and institutions related to the sports field. This book will
enable coaches and administrators to: (1) Identify the relationship of sports to
various categories of the law, including torts, crimes, and discrimination; (2) Understand
the role of the attorney and agent when representing athletes; (3) Relate principles of
agency law in a sports context; (4) Better understand contracts and contractual terms;
(5) Differentiate between the legal issues unique to professional amateur sports; (6) Understand how criminal law differs from civil law in the context of sports; (7) Better understand labor issues in the sports world; and (8) Become more familiar with the laws and regulations covering the drug testing of athletes.
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If a Wrongful Death claim, brought for the benefit of the appropriate intestate heirs, is raised, Court approval of settlements shall be required only where a minor or incapacitated person has an interest.
Rule 2206 - Settlement, compromise, discontinuance and judgment (a) No action for wrongful death in which a minor or an incapacitated person has an interest shall be discontinued nor shall the interest of a minor or an incapacitated person in any such action or in a judgment for damages recovered therein be compromised ...
1301. Except as provided hereunder, all cases having an amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, of $50,000 or less shall be assigned to the Compulsory Arbitration Program of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.
Rule 215 - Assignment of Cases in the Trial Division A. All cases filed in the Trial Division of the Court of Common Pleas shall be listed for trial in ance with those management procedures in effect for the program to which a case is assigned. (1)Arbitration Cases.
(a) A discontinuance shall be the exclusive method of voluntary termination of an action, in whole or in part, by the plaintiff before commencement of the trial.
Briefs or memoranda of law shall be typewritten, printed or otherwise duplicated, and endorsed with the name of the case, the court term and number, and the name, address, and electronic mail address of the attorney or the party if not represented by an attorney.
Rule 1037.2 - Judgments by Default-Assessment of Damages (A) In order for the Office of Judicial Records to assess damages pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 1037(b)(1) upon default for failure to answer, a complaint in an action must pray for specific items and amounts.
The Nuisance Business Law was created to address the City's commitment to reducing chronic nuisance behaviors in and around businesses to improve the health, safety, and welfare of the community.
The Philadelphia Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction and is responsible for trying criminal offenses carrying maximum sentences of incarceration of five years or less; civil cases where the amount in controversy is $12,000 or less for Small Claims; unlimited dollar amounts in Landlord and Tenant cases; ...