Legal Opinion
Sherry Allen and Wayne Allen v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 25, 2014No. 10-CV-1425PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
In this matter, appellants, Sherry Allen and Wayne Allen, filed a wrongful death and survival action against the District of Columbia, after their son Eric Allen (“Allen,”) aka Eric Roberson, a prospective firefighter, participated in a required Physical Ability Test (“PAT”), became ill, and died. Appellants allege “gross negligence of the EMT [emergency medical technician] in charge of evaluating the firefighter candidates at the PAT.” The issues we address on appeal are (1) whether the public duty doctrine applies and bars the action or, instead, (2) whether the action…
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