PRODUCT Case Study After an incident in an MLB locker room, one player accused a teammate...

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PRODUCT Case Study After an incident in an MLB locker room, one player accused a teammate of attacking him and then left the team. The team immediately suspended the accused player. Both players have threatened to sue the team. The first, because the team did not provide a safe working environment. The second, for being falsely accused and suspended. non ignis Notes Conor Smyth of the Players Union is responsible for representing players when they have a grievance with the team. 1. How should the union handle representing both players? A law firm can't ethically represent the accused and the accuser. 2. What obligation does the team have to police the locker room? 3. If you were in charge, how would you handle the investigation? Would you immediately suspend a player? PRODUCT Case Study After an incident in an MLB locker room, one player accused a teammate of attacking him and then left the team. The team immediately suspended the accused player. Both players have threatened to sue the team. The first, because the team did not provide a safe working environment. The second, for being falsely accused and suspended. non ignis Notes Conor Smyth of the Players Union is responsible for representing players when they have a grievance with the team. 1. How should the union handle representing both players? A law firm can't ethically represent the accused and the accuser. 2. What obligation does the team have to police the locker room? 3. If you were in charge, how would you handle the investigation? Would you immediately suspend a player?