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…

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has released compilations of data regarding jury trial verdicts in medical malpractice, slip-and-fall, and auto accident cases for 2019 (i.e., January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019). According to the compilations: » There were three jury trial verdicts in medical malpractice cases during 2019, two of which…

On December 10, 2020, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decided Saudi American Public Relations Affairs Committee v. Institute for Gulf Affairs, 18-CV-1296, slip op. (D.C. Dec. 10, 2020), in which it reviewed a trial court’s decision to summarily deny a special motion to dismiss under the District of Columbia Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public…

On June 11, 2020, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decided Sivaraman v. Guizzetti & Associates, Ltd., 18-CV-1201, in which it considered, inter alia, whether the trial court erred by not awarding treble damages on a claim for unpaid wages under the District of Columbia’s Wage Payment and Collection Law, D.C. Code §§ 32-1301…