Akins v. Estes’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
February 1998
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
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Most-quoted passages
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“[Plaintiff] alleged that GSC and BSA had a duty to reasonably and properly screen, select, train, supervise and retain scoutmasters. [Plaintiff] alleges that appellees breached this duty by, inter alia, failing to screen scoutmasters such as Estes, failing to remove scoutmasters such as Estes, failing to warn scouts and parents of scouts of numerous prior sexual abuse incidents known to appellees, and failing to take adequate measures to stop the sexual abuse of [the plaintiffs son]. The gravamen of [plaintiffs] complaint is that GSC and BSA were negligent in failing to take steps to remove Estes from his position as a troop leader.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“shall provide means for assisting chartered organizations in securing and training individuals to serve as unit leaders and assistants.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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