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1 Torts @ Sports L. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.journals/tsspslw1 and id is 1 raw text is: Winter 2022 Vol. 1, Issue 1 School District May Be Liable for Negligence Independent of Coaches' Vicarious Liability By Gary Chester; Senior Writer basic principle of tort law and agency law is that an employer may be found vicariously liable for the negligent acts of its employees. But can a school district be held liable for the death of a student-athlete when the coaches involved are not named as defendants? The answer is in the affirmative, according to the Washington State Court of Appeals in Harris v. Federal Way Public Schools, 2022 Wash. App. LEXIS 396, No. 81179-7-1 (February 28, 2022). THE FACTS Sixteen-year-old Allen Harris was participating in a summer football conditioning workout at Federal Way High School (FWHS), located about 11 miles north of Tacoma, on an 80-de- Utah Court Dismisses Negligence Claim Against Actress in Case Involving Injury on Ski Slopes By James H. Moss, JD n what has not turned into a simple skier v. skier collision case, a Utah court has dismissed the emotional distress and gross negligence claims against actress Gwyneth Paltrow. The facts taken from the original ar- ticle on https://sportslitigationalert.com/ celebrity-and-concussion-intersect-on-the-ski-slope/ The facts of this case are mostly coming from press releases issued by the injured plaintiffs attorney and other articles. So, what is true, real, exaggerated or made up will be decided many months from now. But based on the information that is avail- able; however, valid it is, the following facts are being pled in the court of public opinion. Obviously, the judge felt a few of the facts, at best were just not true. Gwyneth was skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Utah in February See UTAH on page 6 gree day in July 2018. Three coaches supervised the workout, but for some undisclosed reason FWHS did not have its athletic trainer present at summer workouts. After completing three sets of sprints, Harris collapsed and experienced what appeared to be seizures. The young student- See SCHOOL on page 5 Copyright © 2022 Hackney Publications (hackneypublications.com) Torts @ Sports Law