Legal Opinion
Warren v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 28, 1995No. Civ. A. 93-1609 PLFPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
Jeffrey Warren, Sr., was a passenger on a bus operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) when the window beside him shattered and he was injured by flying glass. The window was damaged by the impact of an unknown object from outside of the bus. Mr. Warren filed this personal injury action against WMATA in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, alleging that the glass that shattered did not meet safety regulations applicable to WMATA vehicles and that defendant’s negligence and recklessness in “allowing the operation of…
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