Legal Opinion
Sylvia Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 17, 2026No. 8:23-cv-03024Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MARYLAND SYLVIA WASHINGTON, * Plaintiff * v. * Civil Case No. 8:23-cv-03024-AAQ WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN * AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, * Defendant * MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This is a case concerning a woman who was injured while being lifted into a van. The ultimate question in the case is a relatively simple one: whether a wheelchair lift operator was negligent for failing to stop raising the lift when she saw a passenger shift her feet. Pending before the Court is Defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Motion for Summary Judgment.…
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