Thursday, April 2, 2015
MD: Cap on Damages Against Local Governments Upheld
On Monday, the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a cap on damages against local governments. A jury awarded $11.5M to the family of a man shot to death by police, and the family argued the cap was unconstitutional. The court rejected the challenge; the family will receive $400,000. The Baltimore Sun has the story.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2015/04/md-cap-on-damages-against-local-governments-upheld.html