general-maritime-duty

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
18-266 The Dutra Group v. Christopher Batterton Ninth Circuit 2018-08-31 Judgment Issued Amici (18)Relisted (2) civil-procedure general-maritime-duty jones-act maritime-law personal-injury punitive-damages seaman-rights seaworthiness seaworthy-vessel unseaworthiness vessel-seaworthiness Whether punitive damages may be awarded to a Jones Act seaman in a personal injury suit alleging a breach of the general maritime duty to provide a se…