The coach of Midwest University’s men’s basketball team, Bill Beam, has an excellent win-loss record, but he has a violent temper and often verbally abuses his players, both on and off the court. The athletic director has heard this abuse and has also seen the coach push and slap players on a number of occasions at practice.
The athletic director, who is Beam’s immediate superior, is intimidated by Beam and has never spoken to Beam about this behavior or in any way tried to discipline Beam.
One day, after a humiliating loss to a rival university, Beam, in a fit of rage, grabs a player and slams him against a locker. The player suffers a concussion and a severe neck injury.
If the player sues, what are the possible causes of action against Beam, the athletic director, and Midwest University?