The Tempe Terrapins had the rights to the first pick in the National Hockey League draft, so Opportunist contacted them to see if they were interested in Attackman.  The Terrapins were very interested and signed a four-year deal with Attackman in March, 2015 under which Attackman would receive $200,000 per year plus a $200,000 house for Attackman's mother in Tempe.  To protect Opportunist from Argon discovering that Opportunist had violated the Argon athlete-agent statute, Attackman, Opportunist, and the Terrapins all agreed to keep the deal a secret from the press until after Attackman announced that he was going to leave Argon State to turn professional. 

Attackman wanted to wait until April to announce his deal with the Terrapins because Attackman's mother was still upset about Attackman's father's death in December, 2014.  Attackman knew his mother would be heartbroken when she learned Attackman was not going to finished get his college degree from Argon State. 

 In late March, before any announcement, a new professional hockey league was announced, the International Hockey League ("IHL").  The owner of the Scottsdale Slap Stickers, an IHL franchise in Scottsdale, Argon, offered Attackman a contract that would pay Attackman to finish college in the off-season plus one million dollars over four years, plus a $400,000 house for Attackman's mother in Tempe. 

On April 15, 2014, Attackman and Opportunist held a press conference.  At the press conference, Attackman announced that he was foregoing his final year of NCAA eligibility.  After that announcement, Attackman and Opportunist announced that they were going to support the formation of a new hockey league and, in front of all of the cameras, Attackman announced that the Scottsdale Slap Stickers had offered to pay for Attackman to finish his college education at Argon State in the off-season and to get his law degree after his hockey career ends.  At that point, Attackman announced that he would sign the Scottsdale Slap Stickers' contract and signed the contract in front of all of the media.  Attackman's mother was at the press conference and she was so happy that she cried when Michael Cozzillio, the owner of the Slapstickers, gave her a model of the $400,000 house they were going to build for her and a certificate for free tuition for Attackman at Argon State and the law school of his choice.

 When the Penguins learned of the announcement, they held a press conference and produced a copy of their contract with Attackman, which was executed in March, 2015 and signed by the NHL Commissioner on April 1, 2015.  The Terrapins promptly filed suit against the Scottsdale Slapstickers and Andy Attackman, seeking (1) a declaratory judgment that their contract with Attackman is valid and (2) an injunction against Attackman playing for the Scottsdale Slap Stickers.

 

            (a)        What arguments would the Terrapins make in support of their position?

            (b)        What arguments would the Slapstickers and Attackman make in response?

         

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a Arguments the Terrapins might make Enforceability of Contract The Terrapins would argue that they entered into a valid and enforceable contract with ... View the full answer