District of Columbia, December, 2004, State Case law

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State Courts - District of Columbia - December 13 - December 23, 2004

Peluzzo v. Leiboff, C.A. No.: 00-7604, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CIVIL DIVISION, December 13, 2004, Decided
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Overview: Physician and medical center had insufficient contacts with District of Columbia to establish personal jurisdiction, but because they were served within 100 miles of the court and because they had sufficient minimum contacts with bulge area, it was proper to assert personal jurisdiction over them under D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 4(k)(1)(B).

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In re Meade, No. 03-BG-847, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 16, 2004, Decided
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Overview: Where an attorney was suspended in another state after disciplinary proceedings imposed a 13-month suspension upon her for having been dishonest there, a reciprocal discipline of such suspension was imposed in the District of Columbia.

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In re Whitehead, No. 04-BS-1407, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 16, 2004, Filed
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In re Young, No. 03-BG-1342, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 16, 2004, Decided
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Overview: Where an attorney was convicted of several crimes, including mail fraud and theft of government property, he was disbarred because those crimes involved moral turpitude per se and warranted disbarment.

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Thompson v. District of Columbia, No. 03-CV-1153, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 16, 2004, Decided
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Overview: A trial court properly dismissed a driver's negligence complaint against the District of Columbia and its fire department where she failed to serve the mayor as required by court rule, and showed no good cause for failing to have done so.

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Young v. United States, No. 99-CO-1651, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 16, 2004, Decided
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Overview: Where a preponderance of the evidence showed that defendant had killed his grandmother while on probation for armed robbery, a trial court properly revoked defendant's probation.

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Card v. United States, No. 94-CF-754, No. 94-CF-801, No 94-CF-1147, F7682-91, F4437-92, F6601-92, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 22, 2004, Filed
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Jane W. v. President & Dirs. of Georgetown College, No. 02-CV-1289, No. 02-CV-1290, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, December 23, 2004, Decided
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Overview: Patients failed to establish prima facie case for negligent infliction of emotional distress against hospital that warned them of unsubstantiated possibility that radiology technician might have exposed them to infectious diseases.

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