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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington DC Case Summary Nicklin v. Stonesdale Unit Owners’ Ass’n District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2024 D.C. App. LEXIS 4 Decided January 11, 2024 Mandatory repair clauses in contracts may delay the initiation of the statute of limitations beyond the time when an injury is discovered or should have reasonably been… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Freeland v. Dominion Mechanical Inc. Compensation Review Board CRB No. 23-055 Decided: January 3, 2024 The CRB holds that a claim for reimbursement for out of pocket expenses associated with the purchase of medical marijuana is contrary to Federal law and is therefore not permitted by the DC… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Freyberg v. DCO 2400 14th Street, LLC District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 21-CV-0546 Decided: November 22, 2023 The “heightened foreseeability standard” with respect to premises liability negligent security cases does not apply to Defendants who have affirmatively removed protections put in place by another to deter… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES AND CLIENT ADVISORY Washington, DC Case Summaries & Client Advisory CLIENT ADVISORY – DC Passes an Extension of Temporary Legislation Impacting Jurisdiction in Workers’ Compensation Cases. Lawmakers passed a resolution which temporarily amends the D.C. Code § 32-1503 (a-1). This portion of the statute completely bars injured workers from obtaining benefits in… read more

TT&H Attorney Jamie DeSisto obtained a DC Court of Appeals win on average weekly wage issue and secured credit for Claimant’s receipt of unemployment benefits.  Claimant worked only four weeks for the Employer, and worked highly irregular and inconsistent hours. Therefore, it was difficult to ascertain an average weekly wage, and the relevant statute was… read more