Classen v. Izquierdo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In Turcotte v. Fell, supra, the Court of Appeals granted summary judgment to a racetrack proprietor and co-participant on the ground that a professional athlete who elects to engage in a sport assumes all risks which are inherent in that sport and thus any injuries that are reasonably foreseeable as a consequence of participation. The exception to this rule includes those injuries caused by intentional or reckless acts. Whether a risk is inherent in a particular sport depends on various factors including the nature of the sport and the foreseeability of the danger based on the athlete’s prior experience.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Foronda v. Hawaii International Boxing Club

2. “risk of injury from negligent medical care rendered by physicians who have independently contracted to provide medical services to sports participants”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Al-Jahmi v. Ohio Athletic Comm.