Barimany v. Urban Pace LLC

Judge Easterly concludes that: “We need not determine whether the trial court properly applied Virginia law to all aspects of Ms. Barimany and Mr. Dove’s lawsuit in light of our determination that (1) the trial court properly applied the Virginia Condominium Act as it does not conflict with District of Columbia law, and (2) that statute shielded Urban Pace from liability.” I fully agree that the Virginia Condominium Act bars appellants’ action against Urban Pace LLC. I write separately to express my view that under our traditional choice of law approach, Virginia law governs this action.

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