Legal Opinion
Attias v. Carefirst, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 30, 2019No. Case No. 15-cv-00882 (CRC)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge *5I. Background...6
II. Standard of Review...7
III. Jurisdiction...7
IV. Analysis...8
A. Whether plaintiffs have adequately alleged damages for nine of their eleven claims...9
1. Plaintiffs must allege actual damages for nine of their causes of action...9
2. Four theories of actual damages...11
B. Whether the parties' contractual relationship bars plaintiffs' tort claims...17
C. Whether plaintiffs have pled in the alternative an unjust enrichment claim...25
D. Whether plaintiffs have alleged an unlawful trade practice under the D.C. Consumer Protection…
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Krukas v. AARP, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- John Xereas v. Marjorie HeissCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2021
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- Attias v. Carefirst, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2021
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