County appeals $38M judgment over woman slain in standoff

March 13, 2018 Leave a comment

A Baltimore County Police helicopter. (U.S. Army / Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington)

A Maryland county that lost a $38 million judgment in a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman shot and killed by police is seeking a new trial.

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Baltimore County, not officer, may pay shooting death award

February 26, 2018 Leave a comment

If a $37 million jury award to the family of a woman killed by a Baltimore County police officer survives expected appeals, the officer won't pay a thing.

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Baltimore Co. jury awards over $37M to family of Korryn Gaines

February 17, 2018 Leave a comment

A jury has awarded more than $37 million in damages to the family of a Maryland woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment. The jury took several hours to reach its ...

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Family of woman slain in standoff with police seeks $42M

February 16, 2018 Leave a comment

Lawyers of a woman killed by a Baltimore County police officer are seeking $42 million in damages.

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Father of Korryn Gaines’ child testifies in wrongful death lawsuit

February 9, 2018 Leave a comment

Lawyers for the family of a woman who was fatally shot by Baltimore County police in 2016 have rested their case in a lawsuit with testimony from the father of her child.

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Lawyer: Police knew woman shot in standoff was mentally ill

January 31, 2018 Leave a comment

J. Wyndal Gordon, Attorney. (Maximilian Franz/ The Daily Record)

A lawyer for the family of a Baltimore woman who was fatally shot by police in a 2016 standoff says police knew she was mentally ill.

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Korryn Gaines’ family amends wrongful death suit after reviewing investigation documents

October 11, 2016 Leave a comment

The family of a woman fatally shot after a standoff with Baltimore County police in August filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday adding as defendants individual officers who were involved in the incident. Attorneys for the family of Korryn Gaines received ...

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Korryn Gaines’ family to sue for excessive force in August standoff

September 12, 2016 1 Comment

Jimmy A. Bell, an Upper Marlboro solo practitioner representing the family of Korryn Gaines, criticized Baltimore County police for releasing information ‘painting Gaines in a negative light’ after she was fatally shot last month after a standoff with police. ‘It’s very offensive when they try to make her look like she’s some sort of crazy person because she wants to stand up for her rights as an American person,’ he says. (File photo)

Attorneys for the family of a woman killed after a standoff with Baltimore County police last month expect to file suit Tuesday alleging excessive force and violations of her constitutional rights. Lawyers for the family of Korryn Gaines delivered a ...

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Chief won’t identify officer who shot Korryn Gaines

August 5, 2016 Leave a comment

TOWSON — Citing an “unprecedented number” of threats against his department, Baltimore County’s police chief says he will not identify the officer who fatally shot a woman after an hourslong standoff at her apartment. A department news release on Thursday ...