The Superior Court of the District of Columbia recently released compilations of data regarding jury trial verdicts in medical malpractice, slip-and-fall, and auto collision cases for 2012. According to the compilations, there were nine jury trial verdicts in medical malpractice cases during 2012, only two of which were for the plaintiff. The plaintiff verdicts were
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On March 7, 2013, the Mayor of the District of Columbia issued an order that, inter alia, delegates to the Chief Risk Officer of the District of Columbia (“CRO”) limited authority to settle certain pre-litigation civil claims against the District of Columbia. Specifically, the Order provides that “[t]he CRO may, in his or her sole
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This article provides a brief roundup of President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments to the D.C. Courts during his first term in office. All of the judges identified here were nominated by President Obama and then confirmed by the United States Senate. The judges are identified, with respect to each court, in the approximate order in which
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On November 20, 2012, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a confirmation hearing on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Robert D. Okun to serve as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. President Obama nominated Mr. Okun on September 20, 2012, to fill a vacancy
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