Limited-Liability Model Legislation

Limited-Liability Model Legislation

Modern professional sports are an industry of staggering financial size. Players, owners, agents, retailers and cities all derive substantial revenue from professional sports. Sports officials play perhaps the most important role supporting professional sports, yet they receive little to no attention until they have in fact erred, or the fans perceive error. An official's error can cause a professional team significant monetary harm.4 Liability of a professional sports referee, sometimes referred to as referee malpractice, has received significant academic commentary(Ellinger 2008). However, while tort liability for referee malpractice is firmly grounded in negligence theory, jurisdictions differ as to the appropriate standard of ...