Paul N. Farquharson

Metro Immune from Slip and Fall Suit
Paul N. Farquharson, December 23, 2011
After slipping and falling on a wet train platform at a Metrorail station, Plaintiff brought a negligence action against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”), for alleged injuries. When the jury found in favor of Plaintiff, WMATA appealed, arguing that...

False Claims Act Complaint Found Not To Be Clearly Frivolous
Kevin Cox,Paul N. Farquharson, May 18, 2011
Defendant, IIF Data Solutions (“IIF”), was awarded a multi-million dollar government contract authorizing it to perform information technology services for the government. Plaintiff, Thomas Ubl (“Plaintiff”), a former IIF employee, brought a False Claims Act...

Multiple Failings by ALJ Deemed to be Grounds for Remand
Paul N. Farquharson, March 30, 2011
In this recently issued opinion from the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Court determined that the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision in an unemployment benefits matter had to be remanded for further proceedings. Specifically, the ALJ failed to make a...