Viola Thomas v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Opinion PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment. The District Court found that defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) had no uninsured-motorist liability to plaintiff Thomas under the District of Columbia’s Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982. We affirm.

While riding on a bus owned and operated by defendant WMATA, Thomas was injured solely as a result of the negligence of an unidentified driver. Thomas incurred approximately $4,500 in medical expenses and received no-fault personal-injury-protection benefits for her economic…