District of Columbia, February, 2009, State Case law

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State Courts - District of Columbia - February 5, 2009

1836 S St. Tenants Ass'n, Inc. v. Estate of Battle, No. 06-CV-1460, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Decided
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Overview: A building owner sued for specific performance of a purported contract to buy the building under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), D.C. Code ? 42-3404.02 et seq. (2001), was not entitled to summary judgment because (1) TOPA required it to make an offer a tenants' association could immediately accept, and (2) its offer was ambiguous.

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In re Chapman, No. 07-BG-800, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Decided
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Overview: Hearing committee's sanction of an attorney was adopted because the attorney's dishonesty to the District of Columbia Office of Bar Counsel during its investigation and to the hearing committee during the hearing justified imposing a greater sanction than that proposed by the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility.

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In re Daniel, No. 07-BG-1271, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Filed
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In re Farr, No. 08-BG-108, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Filed
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In re Petition of T.W.M., Nos. 06-FS-1537, 06-FS-1552, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Decided
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Overview: An order granting the adoption petition of a child's foster mother and denying the petition of a second cousin (the natural parents' choice of caregiver for the child) was reversed. The trial court failed to properly consider the parents' rights to direct their child's future through choosing a fit caregiver, and they had forfeited their rights.

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Tippett v. Daly, No. 06-CV-1327, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Decided
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Overview: A tenant did not timely invoke his rights under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, D.C. Code ?? 42-3404.02 to 42-3404.13 (2001) by mailing an owner of leased premises a statement of interest within 30 days of receiving the owner's offer of sale because the tenant had to ensure the owner's receipt within the 30-day period, which did not occur.

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Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth. v. D.C. Dep't of Empl. Servs., No. 07-AA-748, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, February 5, 2009, Decided
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Overview: The District of Columbia Compensation Review Board erred in finding that an employee was entitled to additional TTD benefits because absent extraordinary circumstances, TTD benefits would not be awarded for the same injury after a worker had reached maximum medical improvement and a schedule award had been made.

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