DC Circ. Revives 'Trespasser' Atty Metro Death Suit

By Linda Chiem ( February 27, 2026, 8:39 PM EST) -- A divided D.C. Circuit panel on Friday revived a negligence suit against D.C. Metro over the 2013 death of a lawyer who was intoxicated when he fell off a subway platform, saying a trial court can reassess what the transit agency might've known about the lawyer's presence or condition in the station....

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