Legal Opinion
Martin v. PGA Tour, Inc.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided February 19, 1998No. 97-6309-TCPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
COFFIN, UMted States Magistrate Judge.
This case presents profound questions regarding the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Does the ADA apply to atMetic events or sports organizations? If so, are the most elite events and organizations, such as those at the professional level, somehow exempt from coverage? If the ADA is applicable, may a rule of competition be modified to accommodate a disabled competitor, or are the • rules untouchable because any alteration of any rule would fundamentally alter the nature of the competitions?
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dion R. McPherson v. Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc., Board of Education of the Public Schools of the City of Ann ArborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Vernon Crowder Stephanie Good v. Yukio Kitagawa, Chairman, Board of Agriculture, State of Hawaii Calvin LumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Sidney P. Sanders, Jr. v. Arneson Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Pottgen v. Missouri State High School Activities Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Stillwell v. Kansas City, Missouri Board of Police CommissionersDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1995
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3Cited by15 opinions
- PGA Tour, Inc. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Kathleen Lentini v. California Center for the Arts, Escondido Alan Corbin Randy Vogel, and Does 1-10Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Colorado Cross Disability Coalition v. Hermanson Family Ltd. Partnership ICourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Casey Martin v. Pga Tour, Inc., a Maryland CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Dahlberg v. Avis Rent a Car System, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 2000
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