Unit 2 - Case Study Assignment Respond to the following scenario: Falcon International Reservoir (commonly known as Falcon Lake) is a lake in South Texas formed by a dam on the Rio Grande River. Friends Gilbert Vela and Juan Seguin went to Falcon State Park for a weekend of wakeboarding on the lake. Vela and Seguin took turns wakeboarding behind a boat owned by Seguin and driven by the other. Over the course of several days, they each took dozens of turns and spent many hours on the water. On the last run of the weekend, Seguin was driving the boat close to shore with Vela behind on the wakeboard. Vela unsuccessfully tried to do a Tumble Turn and suffered a severe head injury. Vela filed a negligence action against Seguin seeking compensation for the injuries that he sustained. Two years earlier, the Texas state legislature had enacted a statue that prohibited a person who participated in the sport of water skiing from suing a speed-boat owner or operator for injuries caused by the risks inherent in water skiing. Using the information presented in Chapter 7, answer the following questions: 1. What defense should Seguin assert? Will he likely be successful? Explain your answers. 2. An important issue in this case is whether the state statue establishing that water skiers assume the risks inherent in the sport bars Vela's suit. If you were the judge, what would your decision be on this issue? Explain your answer. 3. Assume that the court concludes that the statue applies only to water skiing and not to wakeboarding. Will Vela's lawsuit likely be successful? Explain your answer. 4. Now suppose that the jury concludes that Vela was partly at fault for the accident. Under what theory might his damages be reduced in proportion to the degree to which Vela contributed to the accident and his resulting injuries? Explain your