Case law

Carrigan v. Purkhiser

466 A.2d 1243 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 29, 1983

Adams v. Hamilton Carhartt Overall Co., 293 Ky. 443, 446 , 169 S.W.2d 294, 296 (1943); see Hastings v. Taylor, 185 Va. 13 , 37 S.E.2d 767 (1946). … Bay General Industries, Inc. v. Johnson, 418 A.2d 1050, 1054 (D.C.1980); Keefer v. Keefer & Johnson, Inc., 361 A.2d 172, 174 (D.C.1976).

Dalo v. Kivitz

596 A.2d 35 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 7, 1991

Brown, 365 A.2d 381, 386 (D.C.1976), to support the argument that attorney’s fees incurred in prosecuting an action for legal malpractice are properly characterized as compensatory damages for that case. … See, e.g., Winter v. Brown, supra note 10 , 365 A.2d at 384-85 . 18 . See also, e.g., Collins v.

Fox v. United States

421 A.2d 9 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 22, 1980

Byrd v. United States, supra at 1229; see Banks v. … See United States v. Brown, 160 U.S.App.D.C. 190, 209 , 490 F.2d 758, 777 (1974).

Morrof v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission

449 A.2d 1089 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 26, 1982

See Granite State Limited Partnership v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission, supra. The intervenor is not in the posture of the petitioner-landlord in Granite II (Granite State Limited Partnership v. … Spevak v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, D.C.App., 407 A.2d 549, 554 (1979). Affirmed. .

Roberson v. District of Columbia

86 A.2d 536 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 20, 1952

In Powell v. … See also Hoffman v. City of Bristol, 113 Conn. 386 , 155 A. 499 , 75 A.L.R. 1191 (maintaining diving board over shallow pool); City of Knoxville v.

WILLIAM H. DUPREE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE APPEALS

132 A.3d 150 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 18, 2016

Ctr. v. … Ctr. v.

Masters v. United States

42 App. D.C. 350 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 26, 1914

The securities were approved by the board and the *361 loan made. Masters and Kinnear considered this loan as made to themselves, though there is no evidence that the other members of the board were informed of this. … L. 478, 481, 482; State v. Voight, 90 N. C. 741 ; State v. McLean, 121 N. C. 594, 599 , 42 L.R.A. 721 , 28 S. E. 140 ; Com. v. Connelly, 163 Mass. 539, 540 , 40 N. E. 862 .

Dyer v. William S. Bergman & Associates, Inc.

635 A.2d 1285 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 30, 1993

See Burleson v. American Security Bank, 461 A.2d 458 (D.C.1983); Trout v. Garrett, 282 U.S.App.D.C. 33, 36 , 891 F.2d 332, 335 (1989); cf. Cooter & Gell v. … See State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Brown, 593 A.2d 184, 185 (D.C.1991); Wallace v. Warehouse Employees Union No. 730, 482 A.2d 801, 804 (D.C.1984).

In re L.E.J.

465 A.2d 374 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 2, 1983

Smith, 278 N.W.2d 155 (S.D.1979); In re S.J.Z., 252 N.W.2d 224 (S.D.1977); Brown, Fox & Hubbard, Medical and Legal Aspects of the Battered Child Syndrome, 50 Chi. … In Santosky v.

Lively v. Flexible Packaging Ass'n

930 A.2d 984 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 30, 2007

Instead, “when faced with a massive fee application the [trial] court has the authority to make across-the-board percentage cuts ... ‘as a practical means of trimming the fat from a fee application.’ ” Id. … See, e.g., Brown v. Petrolite Corp., 965 F.2d 38, 51 (5th Cir.1992); Bank South Leasing, Inc. v. Williams, 778 F.2d 704, 706 (11th Cir.1985); Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 725 So.2d 934, 942-43 (Ala.1998); Pauley v.

In re Young

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 13, 2024

A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Bar Registration No. 997809) On Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility … (v) If the Office of Disciplinary Counsel has probable cause to believe that respondent has violated the terms of her probation, it may seek to revoke her probation pursuant to D.C. Bar R.

Diggs v. United States

906 A.2d 290 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 31, 2006

See also Thomas v. … See Brown v.

Beckwith v. Klein

93 A.2d 283 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 19, 1952

Bowles, Em.App., 145 F.2d 833 ; Wilson v. Brown, Em.App., 137 F.2d 348 ; Woods v. Palumbo, D.C., M.D., Pa., 79 F.Supp. 998 ; Woods v. Taper, D.C., S.D., Cal., 79 F.Supp. 984 ; Woods v. … Cammett, D.C., N.H., 80 F.Supp. 636 ; Sabbow v. Humiston, 193 Misc. 81 , 83 N.Y.S.2d 359 ; Sinclair v.

Sylvia Pearson, Personal Representative, Estate of Barry Michael Pearson and Individually v. Medstar Washington Hospital Center

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 19, 2026

See Stuck v. … Derzavis v. Bepko, 766 A.2d 514, 523 (D.C. 2000) (quoting Harris v. Cafritz Mem’l Hosp., 364 A.2d 135, 137 (D.C. 1976)).

Stein v. Woodward & Lothrop

77 A.2d 564 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 19, 1950

In Maschauer v. … In Dobbins v.

Cantizano v. United States

614 A.2d 870 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 9, 1992

See Arizona v. Youngblood, 488 U.S. 51, 56-57 , 109 S.Ct. 333, 336-37 , 102 L.Ed.2d 281 (1988). 3 Nor do we find an abuse of discretion in the trial court’s ruling under Super.Ct.Crim.R. 16. See Brown v. … See Groves v. United States, 564 A.2d 372, 374 (D.C.1989), modified on reh’g on other grounds, 574 A.2d 265 (D.C.1990); Thompson v. United States, 546 A.2d 414 , 421 n. 11 (D.C.1988); Ali v.

In re C. W. M.

407 A.2d 617 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 12, 1979

United States v. Shorter, D.C.App., 343 A.2d 569 , 570 n.2 (1975) (citations omitted). See also United States v. Brown, 155 U.S.App.D.C. 402, 406 , 478 F.2d 606, 610 (1973). … See Bethea, supra at 93-95 ; United States v. Shorter, supra at 571. See also United States v. Brown, 155 U.S.App.D.C. 402, 406 , 478 F.2d 606, 610 (1973).

Sandoe v. Lefta Associates

559 A.2d 732 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 12, 1989

See Brown v. … Brock, 144 Ga.App. 346, 348-50 , 241 S.E.2d 279, 281-82 (1977); Brown v. Racquet Club of Bricktown, supra, 95 N.J. at 290 , 471 A.2d at 30 (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 343 comment (b), at 216); Meyer v.

Howard v. United States

656 A.2d 1106 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 30, 1995

See Brown v. United States, 619 A.2d 1180, 1182 (D.C.1992) (citing Bowler v. United States, 480 A.2d 678 , 682 n. 8 (D.C.1984)). … United States, 608 A.2d 152, 155-56 (D.C.1992); Brown, 619 A.2d at 1182 ; Nowlin v. United States, 382 A.2d 9 , 14 n. 7 (D.C.1978). The trial court correctly applied that principle here.

Herbin v. Hoeffel

806 A.2d 186 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 29, 2002

Herbin filed civil suits for damages against Janet Hoeffel and officers and members of the board of the D.C. Public Defender Service. … Parole Board which were prepared by Janet C.