There are many different kinds of personal injury cases, including automobile negligence, medical malpractice, and products liability. The Maryland Tort Claims Act ("MTCA") contains the rules for this kind of lawsuit.Tort claims require evidence and do not rely on the existence of a contract. Counterclaims. There are two separate. Tort law can be split into three categories: negligent torts, intentional torts, and strict liability torts. Intentional torts, where someone intentionally committed a wrong and caused an injury to someone else. Civil Large Claim Cases may be filed in the District or Circuit Court. This is a type of civil law, not criminal law. So it's between private parties . Maryland law, however, does not make it easy to bring an intention infliction of emotional distress claim.