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A professional baseball players contract is set to expire at the conclusion of the current season. He believes that his performance garners a substantial increase from his current salary. This desire has prompted the club to __________ during the season to satisfy his contract desires and hopefully prevent him from entering free agency.
The practice of hazing on sports teams would classify as ________
In law, there are different standards of care that determine liability. Which standard of care mens that a participant is not liable to a co-participant unless he or she was reckless or intended to cause injury?
Jeff and Trent have a discussion regarding a payment. Jeff gets upset because Trent does not want to pay the ridiculous small amount that is being asked for. Jeff proceeds to become violent and proceeds to threaten Trent with a bat. What actions did Jeff proceed to make on Trent?
The manager of a gym notices that the free weights section is limited in space and could lead to possible injury. This concept of negligence is known as _________
Answer to first part- The correct option is HIRE A MEDIATOR. Mediator is a person who is considered to be impartial in his approach towards the parties to the contract. As per mediation law a person called the mediator is hired who settles the disputes that have risen between the parties. A mwdiator is considered to be a person with trained imparttial skills and has the patience to listen to both the sides and come to a solution. Although a mediator cannot provide some legal advice but he or she can makentge parties come to conclusion where they can settle their disputes by neutralising the matter involved. Unlike arbitration the mediator helps to reach to a point where the parties can find a solution themselves. In arbitration the arbitrator continues to resolve the matter untill a solution is reached. Arbitration involves giving of evidences to the matter just like the court and then come to a conclusion but mediator is a person which hears the matter and is impartial and gives a path of solution to both the parties and help them in reaching a conclusion. The arbitrator has the right to make a legal decision that may be binding on both the parties but such right is not with the mediator. Hence, it wil hopefully prevent the player from switching clubs.
Answer to second part- The correct option is Crimes against person. Crime against person refers to the act of harm against another person and it may or may not involve harm physically. On the other hand Public welfare refers to the act of promoting and maintaing the level of safety for the public and any things that violates the safety of piblic is against public welfare. Hazing in law is an act of initiating any kind of rites, promoting violence, harming someone etc. Since the sports persons are hazed thus, the correct option would be crime against persons.
Answer to third part- The correct answer is Tecklessness Standard. Recklessness standard deals with sitiations where the person has intended to cause harm to another person, distrgarding the fact that such course of action will lead to risks associated with the action. Sometimes people don’t think theough their actions and such actions might lead to harm to others. Also, such actions may be intentional.
Answer to fourth part- The correct option is Assault. Assualt refers to harming the person either mentally or by thteatening the other person. Battery on the other hand can be charged only if the person involved was physically harmed. Since in the given case the person was just threatened and not physically harmed, thus heff cannot be guilty of battery. In the given case Jeff can only be guilty of assault as he has only threatened Trent.