Legal Opinion
Traudt v. Potomac Electric Power Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 1997No. 94-CV-781PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This appeal from summary judgment granted to defendant Potomac Electric Pow-
er Company (PEPCO) requires us to decide what duties, if any, PEPCO owed to plaintiff Traudt, an employee of an independent contractor, Waco, which PEPCO retained to remove asbestos from energized electrical cables in PEPCO’s underground manhole system. Traudt suffered severe burns when a screwdriver he was using pierced the lead insulation covering a live wire and ignited an explosion. After receiving workers’ compensation from Waco, Traudt sued PEPCO in Superior Court, alleging primarily…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. DardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Privette v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Williams v. BakerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by21 opinions
- Presley v. Commercial Moving & Rigging, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- Youssef v. 3636 CORP.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Stephen M. Sullivan v. AboveNet Communications, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
- Dukes v. Sirius Construction, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2003
- Merit Energy Company, LLC v. Blake HorrWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.