A judge in Baltimore has sharply reduced the damages awarded in the
death of a state prison inmate who was murdered aboard a prison bus in
2005.
In a decision released Tuesday, Baltimore City Circuit Judge
Sylvester Cox slashed the jury award to Philip Parker Jr.'s parents and
estate from $18.5 million to $600,000.
Cox ruled that the Maryland Tort Claims Act limits the state's
liability to $200,000 per claimant. He found that Parker's mother
Melissa Rodriguez, father Philip Parker Sr. and Parker's estate were
each entitled to the maximum amount.
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Should have gave $ 0 and charged them for burying him.
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