Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Seymour

The case before us concerns an incident involving a Metro-bus belonging to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”), petitioner, and the injury that Ms. Josephine Seymour, respondent, a passenger on the Metrobus, sustained when the bus came to a sudden and abrupt stop.

Seymour filed suit in the District Court of Maryland sitting in Prince George’s County against WMATA and the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund — Uninsured Division (“MAIF”) 1 for the injuries sustained as a result of the Metrobus driver suddenly braking to avoid a collision with a “phantom vehicle” which…