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SAFFRO v. ELITE RACING, INC.

No. D037591.

119 Cal.Rptr.2d 497 (2002)

98 Cal.App.4th 173

Richard SAFFRO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ELITE RACING, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2002.

Review Denied July 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Higgs, Fletcher & Mack and John Morris for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Royce, Grimm, Vranjes, McCormick & Graham and A. Carl Yaeckel, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent.

McINTYRE, Acting P.J.

In this case we conclude that the organizer of a marathon has a duty to produce a reasonably safe event. This duty requires it to take reasonable steps to "minimize the risks without altering the nature of the sport"—which includes providing sufficient water and electrolyte replacement drinks as represented in the informational materials provided to the participants. (See Knight v. Jewett (1992) 3 Cal.4th 296...

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