In April 2022, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a revised General Mediation Order setting forth revised mediation procedures for all cases in the Court’s Civil Division. By way of background, cases in the Civil Division are routinely scheduled for mandatory mediation administered by the Court’s Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division. The revisions…

On March 24, 2022, the Superior Court adopted Rule Promulgation Order 22-05, which, among other things, amends Superior Court Civil Rule 12-I, the principal civil rule governing motions practice. The amendment makes three changes to motions practice. First, the amendment narrows the requirement to seek consent to the relief sought from the other affected parties…

The D.C. Council recently enacted a statute providing an alternative means for service of process in certain motor vehicle collision cases. The statute applies where the defendant is “a resident and who was the owner or operator of a motor vehicle at the time such vehicle was involved in a collision on any public highway…

On January 11, 2021, the D.C. Council enacted legislation to ban non-compete provision in employment contracts and employer policies in the District of Columbia. The legislation, known as the “Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020” (A23-0563), became effective on March 16, 2021. The enacted statute contains five main provisions that are generally applicable…