Cameroon Whiteru, et al v. WMATA

  1. January 02, 2024

    DC High Court Asked To Weigh Lawyer's Metro Death Suit

    The D.C. Circuit has asked the District of Columbia's highest court to determine whether its transit agency can be held liable for the 2013 death of a lawyer who was intoxicated when he fell off a subway platform, saying the case raises an issue of first impression for defining the negligence standard.

  2. October 20, 2023

    DC Circ. Judge Suggests Jury Might Rule On Atty Metro Death

    A D.C. Circuit Court judge has suggested that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority should consider having employees constantly monitoring security cameras, and that a jury could decide whether not doing so makes the agency liable in the 2013 death of a Washington attorney.

  3. June 07, 2023

    Atty's Family Slams Metro In 'Trespasser' DC Circ. Fight

    The parents of a lawyer who died after falling off a subway platform have told the D.C. Circuit that Washington, D.C.'s transit agency is liable for negligence, rejecting arguments that their son was a "trespasser" who wasn't owed a heightened duty of care.

  4. May 17, 2023

    Metro Fights DC Circ. Appeal In 'Trespasser' Lawyer's Death

    Washington, D.C.'s transit agency has told the D.C. Circuit that it cannot be held liable for the tragic 2013 death of a lawyer who was intoxicated when he fell off a subway platform, saying the lawyer was a "trespasser" who wasn't owed a heightened duty of care.