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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. ARNOLD & PORTER

Nos. 97-CV-1967, 97-CV-1968, 97-CV-1993, 97-CV-1994, 97-CV-1995, 97-CV-1996, 97-CV-1997, 98-CV-264, 98-CV-265, 98-CV-266, 98-CV-267, 98-CV-268, 98-CV-269, 98-CV-292, 98-CV-411, 98-CV-412.

756 A.2d 427 (2000)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. ARNOLD & PORTER, et al., Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Robert R. Rigsby, Interim Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Robert P. Scanlon, Rockville, MD, with whom Mark E. Opalisky, Philadelphia, PA, was on the brief, for appellees/cross-appellants in nos. 97-CV-1994, 97-CV-1996, 98-CV-265, and 98-CV-266.

A. Benjamin Horton, with whom Jeffrey R. Schmieler, Silver Spring, MD, Nicole E. Ames and Mark E. Opalisky, Philadelphia, PA, were on the brief, for appellees/cross-appellants in nos. 97-CV-1967, 97-CV-1968, 97-CV-1993, 97-CV-1995, 97-CV-1997, 98-CV-264, 98-CV-267, 98-CV-269, and 98-CV-292.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB, and REID, Associate Judges.

REID, Associate Judge:

These cases involve a negligence action against the appellant, the District of Columbia, by appellees, certain business entities and their insurers, who claimed damages resulting from the rupture of a water main pipe at 21st and M Streets, N.W., in the District. The rupture caused flooding of the streets and the buildings where the business entities were located. After a phase...

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