Methods of Proving Compensatory and Punitive Damages Are Different in Maryland State Court and Federal Court

• Jurisdiction: Maryland

VI. METHODS OF PROVING COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARE DIFFERENT IN MARYLAND STATE COURT AND FEDERAL COURT

In federal court, you would need to consider Knussman v. Maryland, 272 F.3d 625 (4th Cir. 2001), on sufficiency of proof for compensatory damages. In federal court, you would need to consider Kolstad v. American Dental Ass'n, 527 U.S. 526 (1999), for punitive damages.

In state court, you would need to consider Shabazz v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., 163 Md. App. 602, 881 A.2d 1212, cert. denied, 390 Md. 92, 887 A.2d 656 (2005), among others, for punitive damages.

The trial court ruled that, under the Maryland law of damages, once the jury found that Shabazz...