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26Jun

SCOTUS Precludes Punitive Damages for an Unseaworthiness Claim

In Dutra v. Batterton, No. 18-266, the Supreme Court of the United States, on June 24, 2019, determined that punitive damages are not allowed for injured vessel crew members seeking remedies for vessel unseaworthiness....
By: King & Jurgens, L.L.C.
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/scotus-precludes-punitive-damages-for-64078/

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