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• District of Columbia Nursing Home Care Ranks Worst in U.S.: Report

  August 9, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A new report labels District of Columbia nursing homes as the lowest rated in the nation at the state level.

• Smoke Inhalation Lawsuits Against Washington, DC Metro Begin to Mount

  January 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The D.C. Metro systsem faces a growing number of smoke inhalation lawsuits over an incident earlier this month.

• D.C. Metro Faces Lawsuit Over Passenger Smoke Inhalation Injury

  January 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The first lawsuit will be filed against the DC Metro system over a smoke inhalation injury following Monday's incident that left one dead and sent dozens of others to the hospital.

• Indoor Tanning May Be Banned For Minors in D.C. Due to Cancer Risks

  December 4, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Washington D.C. is on the verge of enacting a ban on any minors using indoor tanning beds, citing the risk of melanoma skin cancer linked to the activity.

• Amtrak Passengers Warned of Possible Measles Exposure

  August 23, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Health officials are warning Amtrak passengers who rode from Boston to Virginia last week that they may have been exposed...

• HIV Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Over Emotional Injury Allowed to Proceed in D.C.

  July 20, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A Washington, D.C. appeals court has given the green light to a misdiagnosis lawsuit filed by a man who alleges...

• Washington DC Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Death of 2 Year Old

  October 20, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The family of a two-year-old girl who died after allegedly being refused ambulance service has filed a wrongful death lawsuit...

• Washington DC Metro Accident Caused by Negligent Safety Oversight

  July 28, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Federal investigators say that negligent safety attitudes and a defective electronic circuit caused last year’s Washington, D.C. metro crash, which...

• Washington DC Metro Accident Lawsuits Expected Following Fatal Crash

  June 24, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Metro officials in Washington, D.C. are preparing for a number of accident lawsuits in the wake of a subway train...