WHITERU et al v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

  1. May 17, 2023

    Metro Fights DC Circ. Appeal In 'Trespasser' Lawyer's Death

    Washington, D.C.'s transit agency has told the D.C. Circuit that it cannot be held liable for the tragic 2013 death of a lawyer who was intoxicated when he fell off a subway platform, saying the lawyer was a "trespasser" who wasn't owed a heightened duty of care.

  2. October 14, 2022

    DC Metro Escapes Liability For 'Trespasser' Lawyer's Death

    A federal judge said Friday that Washington, D.C.'s transit agency cannot be held liable for the 2013 death of a lawyer who was intoxicated when he fell off a subway platform, saying the lawyer was a "trespasser" who wasn't owed a heightened duty of care.

  3. February 28, 2022

    3 Jackson Rulings To Know In Product, Personal Injury Cases

    During her eight-year tenure as a District of Columbia federal judge, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson oversaw high-profile multidistrict litigation on the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines flight and adjudicated a U.S. Capitol Police case with issues that may one day come before the high court.

  4. February 28, 2022

    4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Decisions Impacting Transportation

    U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has addressed various transportation-related issues in a nearly decadelong career as a Washington, D.C., jurist, authoring decisions clarifying the federal courts' reach in matters concerning ride-hailing services, aviation accidents and ships held in port.