Legal Opinion
Lee v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 1989No. 87-1187PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Eldridge Lee, appellant, suffered injuries from an on-the-job automobile accident. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with his employer, the District of Columbia, and received $24,419.73 in employment compensation and medical and transportation benefits. Lee then filed suit for personal injury, pain and suffering, loss of employment time, medical and out-of-pocket expenses, and loss of consortium against the other party in the accident, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), under the Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act…
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