opinion: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al. v. TRI COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.
  No. 99-1953.
  Argued January 10, 2001
  Decided January 17, 2001
  Charles L. Reisckel, Deputy Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel, and Donna M. Mur ashy, Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel.
  Frank J. Emig argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
  Jeffrey Robert White and Frederick M. Baron filed a brief for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as amicus curiae urging affirmance.
  Per Curiam.
  The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently • granted.
choices: case did not arise on cert or cert not granted federal court conflict federal court conflict and to resolve important or significant question putative conflict conflict between federal court and state court state court conflict federal court confusion or uncertainty state court confusion or uncertainty federal court and state court confusion or uncertainty to resolve important or significant question to resolve question presented no reason given other reason