Business ETHICAL. Facts of the Lincoln Town Football Club v.Patricia Blue and Bobby Blue

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Facts of the Lincoln Town Football Club v. Patricia Blue and Bobby Blue Case.
On August 15, 2018, Patricia Blue signed a registration form provided by the Lincoln Town Football Club so that her 14-year-old son would join the club for the 2018/2019 season. Although she signed the document, she was feeling unwell. Patricia had taken prescription medication since she had a severe migraine, which left her light-headed, slurry, and grassy-eyed. The volunteer who handed her the form noted that she mispronounced the term “Lincoln” to something closer to “London.” Despite Patricia asking to go with the form and return it on August 16, the following day, the volunteer said that the deadline was due on August 15 at 5:00 pm (Lincoln Town Football Club v. Patricia Blue and Bobby Blue, 2019). For this reason, she had no other option rather than to sign the form so that her son would be registered for the 2018/2019 football season.
Issue
On September 5, 2019, Patricia filed a lawsuit against the Lincoln Town Football Club for its negligence in supervising children in field activities. Notably, Bobby sustained injuries of a torn knee cartilage, a thigh laceration with 17 stitches, and a broken ankle when his teammates piled over him celebrating the victory of their team in an intra-league tournament. While signing the registration form, Patricia, in her condition, did not see the 78-word release that exonerated the club in the case any registered member is injured during field-related activities.
Answer 1
A release is a valid contract. In particular, the parents of a minor are supposed to read its contents before signing it. They should be given enough time to go through it and understand every word of it. In Merav Sharon v. City of Newton case, one judge said that the failure of the parent to comprehend the release contents, when duress or fraud is absent, cannot void its effects. In this case, Merav’s father had enough time to go through the release and comprehend it before signing (Merav Sharon v. City of Newton, 2002). Indeed, the signing of the release means that he understood it clearly since he did not raise any questions. As such, although Patricia had a head migraine and did not read the backside of the registration form, signing the document made it enforceable in the court in the case of future lawsuits against the Lincoln Town Football Club.
Answer 2
The release is enforceable and satisfies the Statute of Frauds’ requirements. In Merav Sharon v. City of Newton, the Massachusetts law, enforces all releases if the agreement was made in the absence of fraud or duress. Specifically, it states that people may be exempted from any future liability if they have a valid contract. The law makes it clear that it does not matter whether such contracts are called covenants, indemnification agreements, or releases, but they are enforceable. F...