Dockless scooters arrived in Washington DC this spring. Who pays when a rider is hurt — or hurts someone else? The early legal landscape, explained.

How to spot nursing home neglect in Washington DC, the rights residents have under DC and federal law, and the deadlines families need to know.

DC law gives property owners 8 daylight hours to clear sidewalk snow. What the shoveling law does — and doesn't — mean for people injured in icy falls.

In Hall v. District of Columbia, the D.C. Circuit revived false-arrest and excessive-force claims — and let claims against the restaurant proceed too.

When someone dies from negligence in DC, the law provides two distinct claims — wrongful death and survival — with different damages and beneficiaries.

Before you can sue the DC government for an injury, D.C. Code § 12-309 requires written notice within six months. Miss it and even a strong case is gone.

DC's Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act helps pedestrians and cyclists — but drivers, passengers, and most injury victims still face the old 1% bar. Details here.

DC's Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act of 2016 ends the pure contributory negligence bar for pedestrians and cyclists hit by cars, effective November 26.

A step-by-step guide for DC crash victims: the police report, the 60-day PIP election, medical treatment, and the deadlines that can make or break your claim.

Hurt on someone else's property in Washington DC? Learn how DC's reasonable-care standard works and why it's friendlier than Maryland's or Virginia's rules.

After a child fell through an uncovered vent into a 25-foot shaft, the DC Court of Appeals formally adopted the rescue doctrine — a landmark for families.

DC's new vehicle-for-hire law sets insurance tiers for Uber and Lyft crashes. Who pays depends on what the app showed at the moment of impact.

The DC Court of Appeals reinstated a $300,000 jury verdict for a pedestrian who tripped on a sunken utility cut — a major win on notice and jury verdicts.

Before suing a DC doctor or hospital, § 16-2802 requires 90 days' written notice. Miss it and even a strong malpractice case can be dismissed.

The DC Court of Appeals affirmed a $650,000 verdict in Providence Hospital v. Willis, confirming plaintiffs need not rule out every alternative cause.

DC's statute of limitations gives injury victims 3 years to sue — but notice rules and shorter deadlines can cut that time dramatically. Know the traps.

DC's contributory negligence rule can bar injury claims entirely — unless the defendant had the last clear chance to avoid the harm. How the doctrine works.