In re Disciplinary Action Against Wojciak

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the doctrine of assumption of risk does not bar recovery for intentional torts
• holding that assumption of the risk is not an available defense for civil battery
• noting that \jurisdictions that have considered the issue of assumption of risk as a defense to an intentional tort have overwhelmingly rejected its applicability\ and citing cases
• stating that assumption of risk involves “cognizance of a danger and volition in encountering it”
• noting that \a plaintiff's consent may be a complete defense in a battery action\
• noting that \a plaintiff's consent may be a complete defense in a battery action\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).