Atwell. v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[F]rom claimant's own description of the accident, there can be no dispute that everything he encountered, including the skier he turned to avoid hitting, the berm at the edge of the trail referred to by claimant's expert and the tree with which he collided, are all statutorily recognized as inherent dangers of skiing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 295 F. Supp. 3d 503 - Vu v. Ski Liberty Operating Corp.

2. “[c]laimant chose to ski near the edge of the trail and there is nothing in the record to indicate that the location of the edge of the trail was not readily observable to him.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 295 F. Supp. 3d 503 - Vu v. Ski Liberty Operating Corp.

3. “instinctively reacted and turned without thinking”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 295 F. Supp. 3d 503 - Vu v. Ski Liberty Operating Corp.