Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 21, 1997No. Civil Action 93-0044(RCL)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on plaintiff Wainwright’s motion to reinstate punitive damages against defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”). For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs motion is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff filed suit for injuries arising from an injury sustained from an escalator operated by WMATA, and included a count for punitive damages against both defendant WMATA and defendant Westinghouse/Schindler. In an opinion of this court dated October 17, 1995, the punitive count against WMATA was…
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