Legal Opinion
Novak v. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 2009No. 08-7135PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge.
A group of men attacked and brutally beat appellee Dominic Novak moments after he left a nightclub in 1998. The club required patrons to leave the building through a single door that led into an alley, and the attack occurred in close proximity to that door. Although the club employed several security officers, they were all inside the building during the beating. Novak, who sustained permanent injuries, brought this diversity action against the club, alleging negligence under District of Columbia law.
The district…
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