BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
This case raises a matter of first impression: whether the District of Columbia will follow the majority of jurisdictions by adopting the "economic loss doctrine," which prohibits claims of negligence where a claimant seeks to recover purely economic losses sustained as a result of an interruption in commerce caused by a third party. We answer that question in the affirmative.
I. Factual Background
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