Sports Law and Ethics

Catalog description

SPM 3103. Sports Law and Ethics. Exploration of the legal principles and issues affecting the sports industry. Examination of the U.S. legal system and the application of key legal areas, including tort, contract, labor, antitrust, intellectual property, and risk management, to professional and amateur sports. Emphasis on case studies and hypothetical scenarios to develop legal reasoning skills and focus on risk mitigation and developing policies for legal compliance and ethical decision-making in sports organizations. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.