SNYDER v. PHELPS

Civil Action No. RDB-06-1389.

533 F.Supp.2d 567 (2008)

Albert SNYDER, Plaintiff, v. Fred W. PHELPS, Sr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

February 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Minnich, Sean E. Summers, Barley Snyder LLC, Craig Tod Trebilcock, Shumaker Williams PC, York, PA, for Plaintiff.

Jonathan Lawrence Katz, Marks and Katz LLC, Silver Spring, MD, for Fred W. Phelps, Sr. and Westboro Baptist Church, Inc.

Shirley L. Phelps-Roper, Topeka, KS, pro se.

Rebekah A. Phelps-Davis, Topeka, KS, pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD D. BENNETT, District Judge.

On October 31, 2007, a jury awarded $10.9 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the Plaintiff, Albert Snyder ("Plaintiff" or "Snyder"), for acts of intentional infliction of mental and emotional distress, invasion of privacy by intrusion upon seclusion, and conspiracy to commit these acts by the Defendants, Fred W. Phelps, Sr. ("Phelps"), Shirley L. Phelps-Roper ("Phelps-Roper"), Rebekah...

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