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eNotes: Liability – August 2022 – Washington, DC

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Millers Capital Ins. Co. v. Hydrofarm, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97830 Decided: June 1, 2022 A deposition transcript, attached to a complaint as an exhibit, is not a “written instrument” pursuant to Rule 10(c)

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eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – July 2022 – Washington, DC

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Hughes-Turner v. Supercuts DC Court of Appeals No. 20-AA-332 Decided: July 14, 2022 D.C. Code § 32-1505(b), which capped TTD benefits at 500 weeks, is ambiguous as to whether the cap applies in the aggregate to TTD benefits and PPD benefits, or applies separately

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eNotes: Liability – July 2022 – Washington, DC

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Iron Vine Security, LLC, et al., v. Cygnacom Solutions, Inc. District of Colombia Court of Appeals 2022 D.C. App. LEXIS 153 Decided: May 22, 2022 A plaintiff in DC may pursue numerous possible avenues of relief simultaneously but may be compensated for a single

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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Welcomes Marcelo Perez to its Washington, DC Office

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Marcelo Perez has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Washington, D.C. office.  Marcelo’s practice will focus on a variety of civil litigation matters, including automobile, premises liability, and construction cases, matters with which he already has considerable familiarity. 

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eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Washington, DC

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Latonya Lee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, et al. DC Court of Appeals No. 21-AA-0130 Decided: May 26, 2022 An injury occurred in the course of employment while being paid to walk from one work location to another to retrieve her personal vehicle,

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