Legal Opinion
Wise v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 17, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2012-1636PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff James R. Wise had an accident in a stairwell in the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C on May 18, 2010. Claiming that a faulty stairwell handrail triggered his accident, ‘Mr. Wise sued the United States for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act. He charged the government with negligence, negligence per se, and gross negligence.
This Court concluded a three-day bench trial on March 16, 2015. The Court now makes its Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, as required under…
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