Grilling the lawyer handling Larry E. Jennings’ litigation against residents of the Clipper Mill community, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge John Nugent kept returning to one issue:

The developer’s request for millions of dollars of damages.

“Let me ask you a question: $25 million in punitive damages?” Nugent asked Jennings’ attorney. “What am I to take from that?”

Jennings sued the residents for testifying against his development proposals during meetings of the Baltimore Planning Commission, and is seeking $25 million as punishment for speaking out.

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