Legal Opinion
JOHN ATKINS v. 4940 WISCONSIN, LLC
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 2014No. 13-CV-1074PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Senior Judge:
Appellant, John Atkins, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his personal injury action against appellee, 4940 Wisconsin, LLC (“the LLC”). The trial court granted summary judgment for the LLC on the ground that Mr. Atkins’ lawsuit is barred by the doctrine of judicial estoppel. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
On June 5, 2009, Mr. Atkins was working in a furniture store, located on property owned by the LLC, when he slipped and fell. Later, on January 8, 2010, Mr. Atkins filed a Chapter 7 petition for bankruptcy in the…
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