Legal Opinion
Edmonds v. Murphy
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 30, 1990No. 1480, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
The “cap” on damages in personal injury cases 1 has been the subject of much controversy and debate within and without the legal profession. One recent law review article even suggests that we “blast the cap” that limits recovery of noneconomic damages in personal injury actions. 2 As shall be seen, we choose not to follow that suggestion. While the centerpiece of our decision in this case is the constitutionality of the cap, there also are other important issues that we must address. We begin with a brief summary of the incident that precipitated this action and an overview of…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Murphy v. EdmondsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Evans Ex Rel. Kutch v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
- Robinson v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Fearnow v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- Bowden v. Caldor, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
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