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WOODS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 11-CV-1011.

63 A.3d 551 (2013)

Phyllis WOODS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 28, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Light , with whom Daniel E. Schultz , Washington, was on the brief, for appellant.

Holly M. Johnson , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Irvin B. Nathan , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, and Donna M. Murasky , Deputy Solicitor General, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before OBERLY and MCLEESE, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

McLEESE, Associate Judge:

Phyllis Woods sued the District of Columbia, claiming that her medical condition was aggravated because she relied on a negligent diagnosis by a District ambulance crew that provided her with emergency care. The trial court granted the District's motion to dismiss Ms. Woods's suit on the ground that, even if the District's actions were negligent, the District was shielded from liability by the public-duty doctrine, which precludes holding...

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