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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Williams v. Aviles United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 4612 Decided: February 26, 2025 The Trial Court properly found that a homeowner could not establish her claims against a contractor whose allegedly faulty installation of a gas furnace caused… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Kubichek v. Unlimited Biking Washington, D.C., LLC District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2025 D.C. App. LEXIS 19 Decided: February 6, 2025 The Trial Court properly dismissed the case as to both Defendants upon one Defendant filing a Motion to dismiss; Court did not act sua sponte in… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Howard Univ. Hosp. v. D.C. Dep’t of Emp. Servs. No. 23-AA-0699 D.C. Court of Appeals Decided: January 10, 2025 DCA holds that employee did not voluntarily limit his income or fail to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation when he quit a new job after only 4 days Background The… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Jacobson v. Clack No. 22-CV-0523 D.C. Court of Appeals Decided: February 15, 2024 Attorney’s fees awarded in Anti-SLAPP Act action. Background Mark Jacobson (“Jacobson”) sued the National Academy of Sciences (“NAS”) and Christopher Clack (“Clack”) for defamation following their publishing of an article critical of his scientific research… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Gant v. The Lynne Experience Ltd. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 2022-CA-002791-B Decided: October 31, 2024 Trial Court correctly dismissed Plaintiff’s case where Plaintiff did not clearly establish that her negligence claim fell outside the scope of the Worker’s Compensation Act. Background Plaintiff alleged that Defendant… read more