RICHARDSON v. NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO.

No. 01-SP-1451.

826 A.2d 310 (2003)

Antoinette RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Sutton, with whom Robert J. Pleshaw, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Catherine M. Colinvaux, Waltham, MA, with whom David P. Durbin, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Michael F. Wasserman, Assistant Corporation Counsel, filed a brief for the Commissioner of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation, amicus curiae.

Laura A. Foggan and John C. Yang, Washington, DC, filed a brief for the Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association, amicus curiae.

Before SCHWELB, GLICKMAN, and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Antoinette Richardson, a security guard at an apartment complex operated by National REO Management (REO), alleges that she suffered serious personal injuries, including brain damage, as a result of inhaling carbon monoxide fumes from a leaking gas furnace located on the premises. In a suit against REO which she brought in the Superior Court, Ms. Richardson alleged, inter alia, that REO failed to exercise due care in maintaining the...

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