I. Introduction and Standard for Opposition to Summary Judgment
Crowell Academy, Inc. and Arturo Gomez, (hereinafter, collectively "Crowell") were grossly negligent and used willful misconduct in their responsibilities involving the fencing club. The bargaining power of Crowell was so grossly unequal so as to put Lajuana Barnett at the mercy of Crowell's negligence. Lastly, the exculpatory clause contained in the release form (see release form) is void as against public policy. Consequently, under Maryland law, it is up to the trier of fact to determine if the exculpatory clause is unenforceable. As such, there is a dispute as to the genuine issue of material fact related to Crowell's Answer, Crowell can be liable to Lajauna Barnett
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The defendant did not ask whether the plaintiff was left or right handed, and the plaintiff, not knowing otherwise, put on her equipment the same way as she saw the other members of the club putting on their gear. A waiver of a right to sue is ineffective to shift the risk of a party's own willful, reckless, or gross conduct. Id. at 543 (citing Winterstein v. Wilcom, 16 Md.App. 130, 134-36, cert. denied, 266 Md.744 (1972)).
In the present case, the defendant was "certified by the U.S. Fencing Association to provide instruction in fencing" and was to "instruct fencing club members in the proper methods of fencing." These are direct quotes taken from the release form signed by the plaintiff. In signing the exculpatory clause, plaintiff was to release defendant from "any and all claims" arising out of student's participation in fencing club activities. In return, plaintiff was to receive instruction in the proper methods of fencing. This includes proper instruction in putting on the safety equipment, arguably the most important aspect of the sport of fencing. The wording any and all claims can be construed as ambiguous. It would be against public policy to hold valid a claim that released the defendant from any and all claims arising out of fencing club activities, including claims arising from the defendant's negligence. The plaintiff signed the exculpatory clause releasing the defendant from
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This memorandum assesses the merits of Anne Peters’ in West Palm Beach, Florida, for possible claims against Don and Betty Detman for intentional infliction of emotional distress and for violation of Florida’s Spite Fence statute.
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Defendant submits the following Memorandum in Opposition to the Plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint.
The Motion to Dismiss should be allowed because Stacey Smith’s (“Plaintiff”) conduct does not constitute expression and the Board of Education of the Town of Douglassville’s (“Douglassville”) dress code is constitutional. Nonverbal conduct constitutes expression when there is intent to convey a particularized message through the conduct, and that particularized message is likely to be understood by others. Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 410 (1974); Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, 401 (1989). In the present case, Plaintiff has established that she intended to convey a message of support for her friend, Fatima Ahmed, and the religion of Islam by wearing the
The student 's motion for summary judgment was granted by the court and dismissed Drakers claims against the students for defamation and libel per se. The students and their families then had to file another motion for summary judgment regarding Draker’s remaining claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, civil conspiracy, and negligence. Once this happened, Draker filed her third amended petition alleging the students only for intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence and gross negligence as to the parents. Eric Goldman states, “the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim was dismissed because under TX law the cause of action is a gap-filler, and there was no gap given that the defamation doctrine putatively governs these facts.” Along with her third amended petition, Draker filed a motion for continuance. This motion would give her more time to look into the facts of her remaining claims. This motion was denied by the trial court. Along with the denial of Drakers motion, the court granted the Schreibers ' and the Todds ' motion for summary judgment. Draker argues that the trial court made three mistakes. These mistakes, as listed in the case are (1) granting summary judgment in favor of the students on her claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress; (2) granting summary judgment in favor of the parents on her claims of negligence and gross negligence; and (3) denying her motion for continuance and
Reviewing the dispositions, the court denies plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment on both its first and second causes of action….
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Also, the NCAA argued that it was not their duty to owe to Sanchez because at the time of the occurrence the baseball community was in uproar about eh risk of the aluminum bats. The NCAA presented numerous documents to support their theory which the trial judge did not consider because of authentication. USC ad Pac-10 based their motion on primary assumption of risk, arguing that the possibility of being struck by a ball was an inherent risk in the sport of baseball. The superior court granted motions for H & B, USC and Pac-10 on the grounds that the appellant would not be able to prove causation. However, it could not grant summary for judgment to the NCAA because of their failure to submit admissible evidence. Instead, they treated their motion as one of judgement and concluded that the appellant would not be able to truthfully plead causation against the NCAA. After the initial decision was reversed and the matter is remanded to the trial court, the costs were awarded to
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