May 17, 2023
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.
October 14, 2022
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.
February 28, 2022
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.
February 28, 2022
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.