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All Posts (2011-Present)
- Court of Appeals Holds Interest Specified by Loan Agreement Was Usurious and Thus Forfeited
- Court of Appeals Rules that Order of Civil Contempt Cannot Be Based Solely on Failure to Pay Award of Attorney’s Fees and Costs
- Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit for Want of Prosecution Where Plaintiff Arrived Late for Trial
- Court of Appeals Affirms Award of Sanctions Where Attorney Instructed Client Not to Answer Questions at Deposition
- Superior Court Revises General Mediation Order to Establish System for Imposing Financial Penalties on Lawyers Who Fail to Comply with Certain Mediation Procedures
- Superior Court Amends Civil Rule Governing Motions Practice
- New Statute Provides Alternative Means for Service of Process in Certain Motor Vehicle Collision Cases
- New Statute Bans Non-Compete Provisions in Employment Contracts and Employer Policies
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2019
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Procedures and Standards for Deciding a Special Motion to Dismiss Under Anti-SLAPP Act
- Court of Appeals Holds that Treble Damages for Unpaid Wages Are Mandatory Under the Wage Payment and Collection Law
- Court of Appeals Holds that Evidence of Intent Is Not Required to Establish Consumer Protection Claim
- Court of Appeals Holds that Admission of Liability Does Not Preclude Evidence of How an Incident Occurred If Relevant to the Issue of Punitive Damages
- Longer Statute of Limitations Now in Effect for Certain Sexual Abuse Cases
- Court of Appeals Rules that Illegality Defense Cannot Be Waived
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2018
- Court of Appeals Adopts Six-Factor Balancing Test for Determining Whether Public Court Filings Should Be Sealed
- Court of Appeals Adopts Doctrine of Equitable Reformation
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2017
- Court of Appeals Holds that Rules of Professional Conduct Do Not Establish a Duty of Care Upon Which a Negligence Claim May Be Based
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Intent Required to Establish Claim for Tortious Interference with Business Relations
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2016
- Court of Appeals Adopts Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Court of Appeals Holds that Offensive, Non-Mutual Collateral Estoppel May Be Used Against the District of Columbia Only in Exception Circumstances
- Court of Appeals Reaffirms Principle that a Duty to Warn May Exist Where a Slip-and-Fall Danger Is Peculiarly Foreseeable to the Defendant
- Court of Appeals Holds that a Person Who Files and Prevails on a Special Motion to Quash Under D.C.’s Anti-SLAPP Act Is Presumptively Entitled to Attorney Fees
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2015
- Court of Appeals Adopts Rescue Doctrine
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Scope of Evidence that Must Be Considered in Deciding a Reserved Rule 50(a) Motion
- Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Statutory and Common Law Claims Arising from Real Estate Transaction
- Legislation Enacted Amending Statute of Limitations Applicable to Third-Person Negligence Claims Brought By Recipients of Workers’ Compensation
- Court of Appeals Affirms Award of Damages for Tortious Interference Arising from Notices of Lis Pendens
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2014
- Court of Appeals Affirms Award of Compensatory Damages in Negligence Action for Medical Malpractice
- Court of Appeals Affirms Award of Damages Against MPD Officers for Assault and Battery
- Court of Appeals Rejects Premises Liability Claim Because Plaintiffs Failed to Establish Applicable Standard of Care
- Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Negligence Action for Failure to Establish Duty; Adopts Economic Loss Doctrine
- Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Tort Claims for Trespass to Realty, Conversion, and Invasion of Privacy
- A New Book to Add to Your Law Library: Tort Claims and Defenses in the District of Columbia
- Court of Appeals Holds that a Power of Attorney Does Not Authorize Appearance in Court on Behalf of a Principal
- Court of Appeals Holds Plaintiff’s Evidence of Causation and Injury Sufficient to Survive Summary Judgment on Negligence Claim
- Court of Appeals Holds that Denial of Special Motion to Quash Under Anti-SLAPP Act Is Immediately Appealable
- Court of Appeals Holds that Plaintiff Failed to Establish a Claim Based on Allegedly False Report Casting Doubt on His Eligibility for Disability Benefits
- Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Court Erred in Dismissing Claims Based on Parol-Evidence Rule and Statute of Frauds
- Court of Appeals Rejects False Imprisonment Claim Based on Allegations of Recklessness
- Court of Appeals Holds that No-Fault Act Did Not Preclude Motor Vehicle Insurer From Enforcing Subrogation Clause
- Superior Court Holds that Common Law Collateral Source Rule Generally Applies to Medicare
- Superior Court Releases Data on Jury Trial Verdicts in Medical Malpractice, Slip-and-Fall, and Auto Accident Cases for 2013
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Procedures for Challenging Denial by MPD of Non-Chargeable Sick Leave
- Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Court Erred in Excluding Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Action
- Court of Appeals Holds that Notice Requirement Applicable to Medical Malpractice Actions May Be Excused in the Interests of Justice
- Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment as a Matter of Law for Employer in Wrongful Discharge Action
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Rules for Filing a Timely Appeal in a Civil Case
- Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Court Abused Its Discretion in Sanctioning Party for Non-Compliance with Discovery Order
- Court of Appeals Holds that Defense of Laches Does Not Apply to Actions at Law for Money Damages
- Court of Appeals Affirms Award of More than $20K in Costs to Prevailing Party in Civil Action
- New Rule of Evidence Provides Employers with Safe Harbor for Hiring and Retaining Persons Who Have Criminal Records
- Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment for District in Contract Action Arising from MPD’s Alleged Failure to Detail Officers
- Court of Appeals Holds in En Banc Decision that Contracts of Mentally Incapacitated Persons Are Not Inherently Void
- Court of Appeals Casts Doubt on Private Nuisance as an Independent Tort; Suggests En Banc Review Needed
- Court of Appeals Finds that Trial Judge Would Have Acted Within Her Discretion Had She Dismissed Plaintiff’s Lawsuit as Sanction for His “Contemptuous Behavior”
- Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Negligence Claim Against District Pursuant to Public Duty Doctrine
- Court of Appeals Holds District Not Liable As Matter of Law for Personal Injuries Arising from Trip-and-Fall Incident
- Mayor Issues Order Delegating Authority for Settling Civil Lawsuits
- Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment Awarding Damages for Breach of Implied-in-Fact Contract for Broker’s Services
- Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant-University in Tenure Dispute With Plaintiff-Professor
- Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment for Plaintiffs in Products-Liability Action
- Legislation Enacted to Provide for Pre-Litigation Disclosure of Insurance Coverage in Vehicle Accident Cases
- Legislation Enacted Providing Bicyclists with Additional Rights to Relief for Civil Assault and Battery by Motorists
- Court of Appeals Holds Tenant Entitled to Jury Instruction on Retaliation Defense and Affidavit Admissible as Adoptive Admission
- Court of Appeals Rules Undisputed Facts Insufficient to Support Summary Judgment in Slip-and-Fall Case
- Legislation Enacted to Provide Alternative Method for Effecting Service of Process on Nonresidents in Cases Involving Motor Vehicle Accidents or Collisions
- Court of Appeals Rejects Challenges to Agency Decision Revoking School Charter
- Court of Appeals Upholds Trial Court Order Confirming Appraisal of Buyout Interest
- Trial Court Erred in Ruling that Theory of Damages for Claim Under Condominium Act Was Impermissibly Speculative
- Court of Appeals Establishes Criteria for Awarding Attorney’s Fees in D.C. FOIA Cases
- Court of Appeals Rejects Claim of Religious Immunity in Breach of Contract Suit
- Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment Against Condo Owners Who Challenged Creation of Additional Parking Spaces
- Court of Appeals Affirms Jury Verdict Awarding Only Nominal Damages
- Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment for Plaintiff in Action for Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Under DCHRA
- Court of Appeals Rules Plaintiff Entitled to Proceed with Claim for Intentional Interference with Business Relations
- Court of Appeals Holds that Condo Owner Received Adequate Notice of Foreclosure
- Court of Appeals Holds that D.C. Council Lawfully Transferred Several Million Dollars from Special Fund to General Fund
- Court of Appeals Rules that Medical Malpractice Action Was Filed One Day Too Late
- Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendants on Age Discrimination Claim Brought Under DCHRA
- Court of Appeals Rejects Claims for False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution, and Unjust Imprisonment Brought by Former Prisoner Whose Conviction Was Vacated
- Court of Appeals Upholds Enforcement of Pennsylvania Judgment Against Ralph Nader
- Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment for Defendants in False Arrest Case
- Court of Appeals Rules that Plaintiff Failed to Show that Allegedly Defamatory Statement Was Provably False
- Court of Appeals Partially Upholds Default Judgment Premised on Claim Under Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
- Court of Appeals Holds that Property Owner Is Financially Responsible for Unpaid Water Bills of Its Tenants
- Court of Appeals Holds that Six-Month Limitations Period Applies to Hybrid Claim for Employer’s Breach of Collective Bargaining Agreement and Union’s Breach of Duty of Fair Representation
- Court of Appeals Holds that Personal Jurisdiction May Be Based on Petition Fraudulently Inducing Unwarranted Federal Action
- Court of Appeals Rules that Completed Jury Questionnaires May Be Subject to Public Disclosure Pursuant to First Amendment
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Authority of Trial Court to Consider Rule 60(b) Motion While Appeal Is Pending
- District of Columbia Enacts Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
- Court of Appeals Holds Trial Court Erred by Treating Motion for Reconsideration of Denial of Summary Judgment as Conceded Notwithstanding that Plaintiff Failed to File an Opposition
- Court of Appeals Holds that Employee Waived Right to Sue Her Employer’s Customers for Personal Injuries
- Analysis of Historical Data Published By JNC Provides Perspective on Nominations to D.C. Courts
- Court of Appeals Holds that MPD Officers Above Rank of Captain May Be Demoted Without Cause