Legal Opinion
MEDICAL MUTUAL LIABILITY INS. SOCIETY OF MD. v. B. Dixon Evander & Associates, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 13, 1992No. 1752, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOTZ, Judge.
The principal issues raised in this appeal involve claims of failure to exhaust administrative remedies, inconsistent jury verdicts, insufficient evidence of tortious conduct and improper awards of compensatory and punitive damages. There was no error with regard to most of these questions and so we affirm the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in most respects. The punitive damage awards, however, must be vacated. The size of those awards; the fact that they were based on a commercial dispute and behavior, which although malicious and wrongful, was not wanton or highly…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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