Legal Opinion
Woods v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 2013No. 11-CV-1011PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLEESE, Associate Judge:
Phyllis Woods sued the District of Columbia, claiming that her medical condition was aggravated because she relied on a negligent diagnosis by a District ambulance crew that provided her with emergency care. The trial court granted the District’s motion to dismiss Ms. Woods’s suit on the ground that, even if the District’s actions were negligent, the District was shielded from liability by the public-duty doctrine, which precludes holding the District liable in negligence based on a duty to the general public, rather than on a duty arising out of a special…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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