Legal Opinion
Jones v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 7, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-1259 (CRR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
The plaintiff is suing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) for personal injuries sustained when the heel of her shoe became caught in the slot of an escalator tread at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station, causing her to fall two steps. 1 The plaintiff alleges that: (a) WMATA breached its duty to design reasonably safe escalators; (b) WMATA breached its duty to adequately maintain, inspect, or repair its escalators; (c) WMATA breached its duty to warn passengers of the danger of the heels of their shoes getting caught in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Alfred Morris v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Patrick D. Dant v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Ellis v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Gwendolyn Y. Bell v. May Department Stores Company, a New York Corporation, D/B/A HechtsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Gatling v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1994