District of Columbia v. Arnold & Porter

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that ―the operation and maintenance of a municipal water main system and the handling of leaks in that system are not subjects within the common knowledge of jurors‖
• applying national standard of care with respect to District’s alleged negligence in rupture of water main pipe
• \determin[ing] that expert testimony was required in this matter as to the applicable standard of care\ for the operation and maintenance of a municipal water main system
• “determin[ing] that expert testimony was required in this matter as to the applicable standard of care” for the operation and maintenance of a municipal water main system
• Section 12-309 notice sent by some plaintiffs did not suffice to provide notice with respect to other plaintiffs, even though plaintiffs were bringing claims arising out of same incident
• “Unless it demonstrates compliance with the requirements of § 12-309, a plaintiff’s suit against the District is properly dismissed because no right of action or entitlement to maintain an action accrues. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).