Harris v. Wmata

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PHYLLIS HARRIS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20-cv-8 (CRC) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises from tragic circumstances. Plaintiff Phyllis Harris’s son, Jamal Ferrell, was fatally stabbed last year at the underground entrance to the Potomac Avenue Metro Station in Southeast Washington, D.C. She has now sued the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) for negligence, claiming WMATA could have prevented Mr. Ferrell’s death had it acted reasonably to prevent the…