Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Phelps
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 4, 2008No. Civil Action RDB-06-1389PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD D. BENNETT, District Judge.
On October 81, 2007, a jury awarded $10.9 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the Plaintiff, Albert Snyder (“Plaintiff’ or “Snyder”), for acts of intentional infliction of mental and emotional distress, invasion of privacy by intrusion upon seclusion, and conspiracy to commit these acts by the Defendants, Fred W. Phelps, Sr. (“Phelps”), Shirley L. Phelps-Roper (“Phelps-Roper”), Rebekah A. Phelps-Davis (“Phelps-Davis”), and West-boro Baptist Church, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”). These acts occurred before, during, and after…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Snyder v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Snyder v. PhelpsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Wallace v. PoulosDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2012
- Butler v. WindsorDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2015
- Stover v. FINGERHUT DIRECT MARKETING, INC.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009
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