Savino V. Robertson Case Study

Injuries impact the school life, profession, and the approach to society of a player. It slows down the natural ability of one to obtain and accomplish their aspirations in life, such as academics achievements or relationship goals (Dr. Echlin, 2014). Physicality and toughness are important factors in sports, especially in hockey. In a sport that is nearing a century old, who dare prohibit the originality of it? But with prolific past injuries on players caused by malicious hits, such as Todd Bertuzzi’s infamous check on Steve Moore in ’04 or superstar Sidney Crosby’s year-long concussion in ’10-11, speculation has started to gather regarding the complete exertion of violence in the NHL. With over 50% of players getting injured each year and

The judges conclude that Hasanie did not establish his case of having been dismissed without cause, or having been constructively dismissed.

The recent controversy going on in the sports world is about Dennis Wideman, an NHL player who is recently playing for Calgary flames as a defenseman who was suspended for 20 games for hitting the linesman Don Henderson during January 27 game against Nashville Predators. He has been in a spot of bother since then and had to answer many questions from the officials and their fans after the controversial collision. Unfortunately, Don Henderson who was hit from behind by Dennis Wideman will miss the rest of the season due to concussion. According to my point of view, I think it wasn’t intentional at all.

On the night of January 27th 2016 Calgary Flames forward Dennis Wideman plowed over linesman Don Henderson from behind, during a game against the Nashville Predators. Henderson was sent to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion. Dennis Wideman had a hearing with the NHL and commissioner Gary Bettman gave Wideman a 20 game suspension without pay. Wideman is an important asset to the Flames organization so the suspension will not only hurt him but his team who is fighting to make the playoffs. Dennis Wideman feels like his punishment is too harsh so he is appealing the case but there is a great amount of evidence against him, to much for him to have his suspension lifted or altered in any way.

Several questions were raised by the defendant after his trial, which resulted in him filing an appeal of his conviction. Although he admitted to shooting Mr. Villella, Kusmider alleged that there was negligence upon the EMT’s for failing to properly restrain Mr. Villella while being transported to the hospital. During the trial, “a pathologist testified that Mr. Villella’s death was caused by the gunshot wound to his throat, however, the wound could have been survivable (Brody & Acker, 2010, p.116). The issue of proximate causation came about during Kusmider v. State (1984). Judge Johnstone “precluded Kusmider from pursuing the issue of proximate cause before the jury as he ruled that negligent failure to provide approximate medical assistance could not interrupt the proximate causation” (Kusmider v. State, 1984).

Despite the long term health outcomes, the popularity of fighting in hockey still continues to this day. Hockey is considered a collision sport, as known as contact sports, which is when professional athletes collide with each other or alternative objects such as the boards. Due to hockey being a collision sport, many injuries are sustained through colliding and fighting, especially in the head. Head trauma in hockey is the leading cause of injury in hockey. Head trauma is caused by fighting and direct hits to the head. Evidence done by McKee and colleagues shows that multiple and repeated hits to the head does indeed affect brain from it’s overall function. Furthermore, records show that enforcers in the professional league reveals that they fight a lot

2) The court has to evaluate all the evidence presented by both the plaintiff and the defendant at the trial. The court needed to establish that “an unreasonable use of the defendant’s property so as to cause substantial interference with the enjoyment or use of the plaintiff’s property has

“For any professional athlete, there is a natural assumption of risk to one’s physical well-being. Players are constantly honing their bodies in the weight room—not just to become faster and stronger than their competition, but also to protect against the injuries that can ruin a season” (Barrabi). The National Hockey League (NHL) was one of the last professional sports organizations to issue sanctions against players who cause concussions and head injuries. Just in the past season alone, there have been a total of 44 suspensions in the NHL (TSN.com). Many of these suspensions were assessed due to dangerous, and sometimes intentional, behavior. To many people, these 44 suspensions occurring in the past season may seem too excessive; compared to 2004, it is. However, the frequency of behavior resulting in suspensions has increased over the past several years due to rule changes and a new disciplinary council assessing said suspensions. Despite the change in rules, some still intentionally commit acts of violence against opposing players. These players’ defense is that they are trying to preserve the tradition and respect of the game by humbling new, “arrogant” players who unnecessarily “show-off” or “target” star players (Jones). Although preserving this tradition is expected and necessary due to the violent nature of the game, many players let their tempers get out of control. Because of various injuries, especially head injuries, league officials should take a tougher

Bertuzzi was suspended for 15 months by the National Hockey League (NHL). He plead guilty of criminal assault and received one year probation and 80 hours of community service. Moore filed a lawsuit against Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks seeking $68 million. As a result of the incident, Moore, a rookie in the NHL never played again. His injuries consisted of “three fractured vertebrae and a concussion.” The

It was tough to crown a winner for the most dangerous player in hockey today, but Radko Gudas has managed to blur the line between legal and unsafe hits from his rookie season. He's been ejected from countless games, and his suspensions usually stem from illegal hits to the head, whether it's Mika Zibanejad in 2015, Austin Czarnik in 2016, or Bobby Farnham, again in 2016. He has ultimately encouraged the NHL Department of Player Safety to redefine the lines between legal hits and concussion protocol.

In most recent New York Rangers news. Ice hockey winger Tanner Glass has been pulling his weight around the team for some time now. But he also made his status in the National Hockey League by occasionally tossing the gloves and getting in other opponents faces, but he’s done well to stay on the right side of the rules. Glass has only met with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety once in his career, occurring late in the 2014-2015 season for an end thrown on the Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid. Since that incident the hockey veteran hasn’t been in trouble with the league. That may change as soon as Wednesday. In the final minutes of the first period on Tuesday night, Glass lined up and shook up Tampa Bay Lightning’s center, Vladislav Namestnikov long after the 23-year-old had already moved the puck.

Plaintiff failed to establish the elements of a wilful and wanton claim. The allegations in Count II fail to set forth any specific allegations of fact as to Support Systems’ alleged wilful and wanton conduct, and therefore, Plaintiff’s conclusions of law or fact must be disregarded by the court. Count II is insufficient as a matter of law.

It’s odd to think that a massacre of an individual is promoted in a professional sport. Meanwhile, out on the streets, if the same incident were to occur, then both people involved would be detained. ‘"I said somebody is going to get killed in a fight," he said. "It's an inevitability. And when it happens, we'll see the hockey world turn upside down. There are 60 jobs in the NHL for guys who can't play but can fight, and that's what's wrong”’ (NHL fights on the rise, 2009). The scary thing about this, is nothing has changed. Individuals have lost their lives and nothing has been altered to prevent it from ever happening to others. This is the current state of the National Hockey League (NHL); and it’s only accelerating downward. Fans,

THESIS: Contact sports have been here since the medieval times. Soccer was also already being put into sport use by china in the dynasties. Implied, players on both teams have agreed to be hit, pushed, shoved, and possibly fought. What can be used for considering when or where a player crosses the line? Using examples from previous court cases, we will examine how players in the NHL could be charged when excessive force against other players in the opposite team come into play. Having hockey being used for an example, we will examine and look at the rules of the NHL, as well as how Todd Bertuzzi from the Vancouver Canucks stepped over the line, and was charged with assault.

The court, by majority opinion, decided to declare the will ineffective, thus refusing the defendant any benefit of the estate left to him and declaring the plaintiffs the rightful recipients of the testator’s estate, subject to the provisions already set (the support of the defendant’s mother and the testator’s widow). All costs were also awarded to the defendant.