Legal Opinion

Dyson v. Winfield

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided January 19, 2001No. C.A. 97-1665 RCLPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

Now before the Court is a motion for reconsideration by the plaintiff. Specifically, the plaintiff moves the Court to reconsider its September 21, 2000 decision barring the plaintiff from seeking damages for emotional distress and extraordinary child rearing expenses. After a full consideration of the parties’ memoranda, and for the following reasons, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the plaintiffs motion for reconsideration.

BACKGROUND

On July 27, 1997, Lakeshia Dyson filed suit against Dr. Joseph Winfield under the common law of the…

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