COLBERT v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 22-CV-0371.

304 A.3d 199 (2023)

Yusarian COLBERT, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 16, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Lightfoot was on the brief for appellants.

Brian L. Schwalb , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Caroline S. Van Zile , Solicitor General, Ashwin P. Phatak , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Carl J. Schifferle , Deputy Solicitor General, and Ethan P. Fallon , Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief for appellee.

Before Easterly and Deahl, Associate Judges, and Fisher, Senior Judge.


Yusarian Colbert, an employee of the District of Columbia's Department of Public Works, and his spouse, Ayesa Clay (together "appellants"), challenge the dismissal of their lawsuit against the District. Appellants alleged that Mr. Colbert sustained serious injuries while riding on the back of a sanitation truck driven by his...

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