From two January wins in Virginia's Supreme Court to the Whiteru finale, 2025 reshaped DMV injury law. Our year-end review of the decisions that mattered.

The D.C. Court of Appeals answered the Whiteru certified question: property owners who know someone lies injured must render reasonable aid. The saga ends.

Is DC a strict liability dog bite jurisdiction? Not quite. The at-large rule, the leash law, and how dog attack victims actually recover in Washington.

AI chatbots give confident answers about injury law — and get DMV specifics wrong. The contributory negligence trap, notice deadlines, and more.

Lithium-ion battery fires from e-bikes and scooters are injuring riders and neighbors alike. How DC product liability law treats battery fire claims.

Federal research estimates 1 in 18 ER patients is misdiagnosed. How DC law handles emergency-room diagnostic-error claims, and the 90-day notice trap.

The DC Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a med-mal case the plaintiff forgot to list in bankruptcy — and gave lawyers the playbook to save such claims.

DC traffic deaths hit a 16-year high in 2023, the year before Vision Zero's target date. What civil accountability looks like for victims' families.

The D.C. Circuit has certified the Whiteru v. WMATA trespasser question to the D.C. Court of Appeals. What's at stake for injured Metro riders.

Hit by debris, tripped at a torn-up sidewalk, hurt near a DC construction site? How bystander claims work: who owes duties, notice traps, and evidence.

Uber and Lyft insurance in DC, 2023: how the app-period coverage layers work, what changed since 2015, and the traps in rideshare crash claims.

DC Law 24-345, effective April 21, 2023, makes police reform permanent. What the law does — and honestly, what it does not do — for civil claims.

Injured on Metro? How WMATA claims work — compact immunity, common-carrier duties, and what last year's Whiteru decision changed for passengers.

When a child is hit by a car in DC, special rules apply — the comparative-fault carve-out, the child standard of care, and tolled deadlines explained.

DC drivers hurt in crashes still face the 1% contributory negligence bar. How the rule works, the 50-state landscape, and the doctrines that soften it.

The D.C. Circuit holds a passenger's own negligence is no defense when a common carrier like WMATA fails its duty to aid an injured rider.

DC Superior Court jury trials resumed in 2021 after a year-long pandemic pause. What the backlog means for injury case timelines and settlements.

DC property owners must clear sidewalk snow within 8 daylight hours. What the law requires, the fines, and when a fall creates civil liability.

D.C. Law 23-183, effective March 16, 2021, extends comparative-fault protection to e-scooter riders, motorcyclists, and other vulnerable road users.

Tolled deadlines, Daubert in Maryland, consumer protection in the operating room, and a hands-free Virginia: the 2020 changes DMV injury claimants should know.