Chapter 3: Legal Liability & Insurance - Review #3

Define: Liability

• Being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person

• Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

• Assumes that an individual person is reasonable and has good judgement

• Legal wrongs committed against a person or their property

Define: Negligence

• being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person

• Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

• Legal wrongs committed against a person or their property

• When an individual commits an act that they are not legally allowed to

Define: Standard of Reasonable care

• Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

• Assumes that an individual person is reasonable and has good judgement

• When an individual commits an act that they are not legally allowed to

• Being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person

When you understand all the risks of participating & you choose to still participate is the definition of litigation.

• True

• False

Define: Torts

• They are expected to do their job & they don't

• Legal wrongs committed against a person or their property

• Must act according to standard of care someone else with similar knowledge/training would act

• Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

Define: Act of Omission

• When an individual commits an act that they are not legally allowed to

• Someone will use common sense and will handle situation carefully

• Being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person

• When an individual fails to perform a legal duty

Define: Act of Commission

• Being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person

• When an individual commits an act that they are not legally allowed to

• When an individual commits an act they are legally allowed to

• Assumes that an individual person is reasonable and has good judgement

Define: Statute of Limitations

• A specific length of time someone can sue for damages due to negligence

• A specific length of time someone can complain about damages due to negligence

• A specific length of time someone can receive medical care for damages due to negligence

• A specific length of time the defendant (person being sued) has to fight the law suit against them

Some states allow minors to file a suit up until age 18

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Up until 21 years old

Define: Assumption of risk

• When an coach or AT assumes the risk of working an athletic event and still chooses to work

• When an athlete does not understand the risk of participating in activity & still chooses to participate

• When someone declines to sign a waiver of participation in a specific event and still participates

• When an athlete assumes the risk of participating in an activity & still choose to participate