Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is new to many states and is an evolving sport in many aspects. The combination of mixed martial arts being relatively new in the country and the physical nature of the sport opens a window for many legal issues to arise. There are two areas of law that we at MMA Fantasy Sports Alliance want to focus on. Consisting of the U.S. Trademark Law under the Lanham Act pertaining to the Mixed Martial Arts Industry, and the potential legal issues regarding the healthy well being of the fighters we will be promoting at our venue. These two areas of law within the sport are two of the aspects that could cripple a promoters business, and need to be addressed in order to be successful.
As mentioned earlier, the gladiator style
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MMA Fantasy Sports Alliance must have an ambulance present for every mixed martial arts contest, and provide a clear path for medical personnel to move in and out of the facility in case of an emergency. There are several key requirements that MMA Fantasy Sports Alliance has to obey in order to run smoothly without running into any liability issues.
A very recent case, Munson v. Roufusport has taken the mixed martial arts world by storm. Dennis Munson Jr. tragically died following a mma bout in Milwaukee back in 2014. This year Munson's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Roufusport, the promoters of the North American Fighting Championship.The lawsuit was also filed against the referee Al Wichgers, and ringside doctor Carlos Feliciano for allegedly “failing in their duty” (1) in protecting Munson. The referee Al Wichgers disregarded several key signals that indicated that Munson was severely injured and prolonged a fight that was clearly over. Roufusport also failed at acquiring both fighters with proper headwear for the fight (2). A video obtained from Roufusport showed the ringside doctor was reluctant to help Munson when he was evidently stumbling and staggering. Even after Dennis Munson Jr. collapse (end of the last round), the medical staff’s actions were slow and negligent. He wasn’t provided oxygen or examined immediately. He was not taken to Froedtert Hospital either, which is the area's Level 1 trauma center,
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Since the sport is relatively new to many states such as Maine, there lies potential trademark lawsuits hiding in the shadows. Under the Combat Sport Authority of Maine MMA Fantasy Sports Alliance is required to provide a fighting area that is at least 18 feet by 32 feet. The canvas of the fighting area must be padded with at least a one inch layer of foam padding and must be approved by the Authority. All metal parts must be covered and padded in a manner approved by the Authority to ensure none of the competitors sustain an injury due to the structure. Another conflict of interest is having a cage that isn’t the shape of an octagon. Since the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) received a trademark on the octagon-shaped fighting ring back in 1998, the court ruled UFC established common law rights on the eight-sided fence as well
Facts: A minor and his mother filed suit for damages against Tri-County Orthopedic physicians for false diagnose and filling a child abuse reports. The Michigan Court of Appeals rule that child abuse reporting statue provides immunity to persons who file the child abuse was report in good faith even if the reports were a negligent diagnosis which was cause of the child bone fractures. The court also appealed that damage of shame and humiliation was not recoverable to Michigan statute. Immunity from liability did not extend for damages of malpractice which has been the result from the failure to diagnose the child disease.
Learning from what Dr. Anna Pou had to face with the lawsuits she was dealing with makes me cringe. As Healthcare professionals, having to worry of possibly being sued for believing what is right for the patient or as a whole for the hospitals health is ridiculous. Healthcare professionals like Dr. Pou, have taken the Hippocratic oath, and one of the promises made within that oath is “first, do no harm”. Often time’s society look at courts cases as a battle versus two oppositions, but Dr. Pou’s case it is not. In her statements from national television she states saying her role was to ‘‘help’’ patients ‘‘through their pain,’’.
McKichan v. St. Louis Hockey Club, L.P. was a personal injury case filed on March 17, 1998, in which the plaintiff claimed that the defendant club was vicariously liable for their employee’s actions that caused the plaintiff’s injury. The injury in question occurred in Peoria, Illinois during an IHL game on December 15, 1990 between the Peoria Rivermen and the Milwaukee Admirals. While the St. Louis Hockey Club technically wasn’t playing in the game, they can be held liable for the injury, as the Peoria Rivermen are a subsidiary of the club. During the third period of said game, the defendant, Stephen McKichan, a goalie for the Admirals, was both injured and rend unconscious by a body-check from a Peoria player. This body-check occurred after play was stopped due to the hockey puck floating out-of-bounds. Also, the defendant player ‘s body-check had occurred after the referee had blown his whistle twice to signal the play stoppage. After the injury, the defendant’s player received a game misconduct and a suspension. The player would also go on to settle with the plaintiff out
...e in the case of a lawsuit pressed against them. These policies usually have guidelines and limitations, which must be considered before enrolling in a plan. Education and supplemental training is another useful risk management resource. This can be done by achieving and maintaining additional certifications in areas such as first aid, CPR, AED, or any intervention applicable to the clinician’s setting. Continuing education is a valuable opportunity for professional’s to continue acquiring knowledge and training even after their didactic coursework is completed. All of these methods demonstrate proper utilization of resources to minimize and control the probability of harm or injury to the athletes. Proactive risk management is crucial to the sports medicine professional in preventing negative situations and protecting themselves from liability in potential lawsuits.
Thus, whether or not the case for legal prohibition is determinative, many reasons have been given for moral concern about boxing. It is perfectly appropriate for those who share such moral concerns to refuse to support boxing, to urge others to refrain from supporting it, and to advocate strong reforms in the practice of boxing. (Simon, 2001, p.355)
Banning boxing is becoming an expanding topic. In England, boxing is on the verge on being banned on ethnical grounds. Ethnically, many people do not believe that it is legal to possible kill someone, intentionally. In many sport, there are chances of brain trauma, but the sole purpose of this sport is to injure someone else. Deciding at which point that brain trauma outweighs social benefit is the current argument when it comes to banning boxing. Because there is no proven, direct association between boxing and brain injuries, the argument is at a standstill in
Both conditional and unconditional logistic regression models were used to assess risk factors for injury. Accord to the “Southern Medical Journal’s Result; overall incidence rate of injury was 17.1 per 100 boxer-matches, or 3.4 per 100 boxer-rounds.” (Lipsey) The Southern Medical Journal’s also reports that facial laceration accounted for 51% of all injuries, followed by hand injury (17%), eye injury (14%). and nose injury (5%). (McCoy) Professional boxing is associated with a risk ...
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The Lewis Blackman Case: Ethics, Law, and Implications for the Future Medical errors in decision making that result in harm or death are tragic and costly to the families affected. There are also negative impacts to the medical providers and the associated institutions (Wu, 2000). Patient safety is a cornerstone of higher-quality health care and nurses serve as a communication link in all settings which is critical in surveillance and coordination to reduce adverse outcomes (Mitchell, 2008). The Lewis Blackman Case 1 of 1 point accrued
case of two fighters dying inside the cage compared to hundred ins boxing and football. So in MMA the fighters are safe and there is no reason to worry about them especially when they have a bump the size of a tennis ball on their head they just have a doctor check it out and if or she says he or she is not allowed to fight him so fighters will never get pushed over the limit and MMA will always be a safe sport just very brutal so in the end there is no worries and MMA should be allowed everywhere.
"Mixed Martial Arts: Sport or Spectacle? : NPR." NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. 24 Aug. 2007. Web. 15 May 2011. .Website
According to an editorial in Market Wire, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), commonly recognized as cage fighting, is the fastest growing "Sports Entertainment business in the world" (Dallas-Based Fight Company Enters the Cage). However with the recent success of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), the world’s largest and most highly recognizable MMA organization, a past dilemma has reemerged once again.
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