You Are Working for an Events Company Running a Youth

Essay

You are working for an events company running a youth basketball camp at a local university over the summer. Some college basketball players are working as coaches for the camp. Your company signed a facility lease agreement with the university in order to use their gym. Your company also took out an insurance plan for the camp. All campers signed waivers to release the event company and coaches from injury. Prior to the campers arriving, you inspected the courts for safety issues. You find a water puddle and wipe it up. You also notice some empty water bottles in the corners that someone could potentially slip on, so you pick those up as well. During lunch, the coaches are playing around on the court. When a coach goes to dunk a ball, the hoop falls over as a result of it not having been properly secured. A camper was nearby and was injured as a result. Damage was also done to the floor. The coach was unharmed. Please analyze where you think liability will fall between the events company and the university based on the key components of facility lease agreements and contract law.