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Torts Keyed to Underwood
Smehlik v. Athletes and Artists, Inc.
Citation:
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The plaintiff hired the defendant to act as his representative in negotiating professional hockey contracts with NHL teams. The plaintiff signed an agreement with the defendant that authorized the defendant to act as the plaintiff’s exclusive representative in negotiations. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant made multiple attempts to induce him to sign the contract. A representative for the defendant had allegedly claimed that: defendant could obtain a contract for plaintiff next hockey season; that defendant could make a deal right away; that it would arrange for the plaintiff to participate in one NHL team, the Buffalo Sabres’ training camp; that it would make all necessary arrangements to enable him to attend the Sabres’ training camp.
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