Legal Opinion
Regina Queen v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 31, 1990No. 89-7085PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Appellee, Regina Queen (“Queen”), was awarded a jury verdict of $1.2 million from appellant, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA” or “the Authority”), for injuries she sustained when she was struck by a WMATA vehicle driven by an off-duty WMATA employee. The sole basis for WMATA’s liability was its status as a self-insurer of its vehicles. WMATA now appeals the district court’s determination that under the WMATA Interstate Compact (“WMATA Compact” or “Compact”), Pub.L. No. 89-774, 1966 U.S. Code Cong. & Ad.News (80 Stat.) 1547, Queen…
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4Cited by7 opinions
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