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· 1/3/1986

Genoa M. White v. United States

Citations

  • 780 F.2d 97
  • 250 U.S. App. D.C. 435
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 21212

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • emphasizing that the defendant must establish that the plaintiff had actual knowledge of the danger to prevail on assumption of risk
  • recognizing duty to warn and noting that the Tarasoff rule is followed in a number of jurisdictions
  • recognizing duty to warn and noting that the Tarasoff rule is followed in a number of jurisdictions
  • recognizing duty to warn and noting that the Tarasoff rule is followed in a number of jurisdictions
  • recognizing duty to warn and noting that the Tarasoff rule is followed in a number of jurisdictions
  • emphasizing that “[t]o prevail on its assumption of risk defense, the [defendant] must prove that [the plaintiff] had full comprehension and appreciation of the risk she was assuming” (quotation omitted)

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Judges: Wright, Edwards, Davis, Federal

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