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POLAKOFF v. TURNER

No. 20, Sept. Term, 2004.

869 A.2d 837 (2005)

385 Md. 467

Lawrence POLAKOFF, et al. v. Jasmine TURNER.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 11, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles I. Joseph (M. Bradley Hallwig, Anderson, Coe & King, LLP, Baltimore, on brief), for petitioners.

Saul E. Kerpelman (Lisa J. Smith, Saul E. Kerpelman & Associates, P.A., Baltimore, on brief), for respondent.

Joshua A. Auerbach, Debra L. Gardner, Francine K. Hahn, Baltimore, amici curiae.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.

GREENE, J.

On October 30, 2002, a jury in Baltimore City found Lawrence Polakoff ("Polakoff") and Chase Management ("Chase") negligent in the lead-paint poisoning of Jasmine Turner ("Jasmine"), a minor who resided in a home owned by Polakoff and managed by Chase. The jury awarded Jasmine $500,000 that was later reduced by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to $350,000, pursuant to the cap on non-economic damages. Both parties appealed to the Court of Special Appeals...

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