United States DC Circuit

In a wrongful death case, the Court reversed the district court's application of the law of the District of Columbia, and correctly applied Virginia law, because it had more substantial interests, and found that plaintiff's pre-participation waiver was void and against public policy under the state's law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/20/2004
• Decided 07/16/2004
• Published 07/16/2004

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS, GARLAND and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr. argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was James W. Taglieri.


• For Appellees:
  
• William J. Carter argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Jan E. Simonsen and Neal M. Brown.