The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that claims against the district as a substitute defendant under one law are barred by the exclusivity provision of another.
Case: Colbert v. District of Columbia, No. 22-CV-0371, 11/16/2023, published.
Facts: Yusarian Colbert worked for the District of Columbia's Department of Public Works. On Christmas 2018, Colbert was riding on the back of a sanitation truck driven by Chauncy Antoine Hall.
Hall drove the truck over the speed limit in the wrong direction down a one-way street and hit a speed bump, causing Colbert to fall off. Colbert su...
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