Intentional Torts

Intentional torts including assault, battery, malicious prosecution, false arrest, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress inevitably raise the issue of punitive damages. The attorneys at Bacon, Thornton & Palmer, L.L.P. have helped shape the laws pertaining to punitive damages. The firm has served as trial and appellate counsel in a number of significant reported opinions defining the limitations for any award of punitive damages in Maryland.