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"Supreme Court Reverses Batterton - No Punitive Damages for Unseaworthiness," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert
Client Alert
June 2019
The US Supreme Court has rendered its much anticipated decision in Dutra Group v. Batterton by holding that punitive damages are not a traditional remedy afforded to Jones Act seamen injured aboard a vessel. Continue reading >
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