WILLIAM H. TORBIT, SR., et al. v. BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al.
Court of Special Appeals, Friedman, Feb. 2, 2017,
Negligence- The Baltimore Police Department was not liable for injuries caused during a police-on-police shooting.
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MANAL KIRIAKOS v. BRANDON PHILLIPS
NANCY DANKOS, ET AL. v. LINDA STAPF
Court of Appeals, Adkins, July 5, 2016,
Civil Liability for Criminal Act – Adult Allowing Underage Drinking – CR 10-117 provides basis for duty/breach elements of negligence and allows proximate cause finding where adult knowingly/willfully allows unrelated individual under 21 to consume alcohol at residence
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CYNTHIA KELLER-BEE v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals, Barbera, June 22, 2016,
Judicial Immunity – Clerk not liable for judge’s improper issuance of a body attachment, as the judge’s approval was the proximate cause of the injury and the judge had absolute immunity
YURI MARIE FRANCOIS VIELOT, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Reed, Filed Nov. 24, 2015,
Manslaughter by Vehicle – Gross Negligence – Where defendant had little sleep and was observed swerving in and out of traffic for over half a mile before he hit the median and killed two people, sufficient evidence to convict