Supreme Court· 6/25/2009

Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend

Citations

557 U.S. 404
129 S. Ct. 2561
174 L. Ed. 2d 382
2009 U.S. LEXIS 4732
29 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 385
2009 A.M.C. 1521
21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 1004
77 U.S.L.W. 4603

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concluding that, in light of “general principles of maritime tort law,” punitive damages were a remedy available to the plaintiff (internal quotation marks omitted)
concluding that, in light of “general principles of maritime tort law,’’ punitive damages were a remedy available to the plaintiff (internal quotation marks omitted)
holding that the Jones Act did not displace the availability of punitive damages for a seaman’s maintenance and cure claim
holding that punitive damages can be awarded if a shipowner's failure to timely pay maintenance and cure was \willful\
noting that award of attorney’s fees is permissible for shipowner’s “callous” and “willful and persistent” refusal to pay maintenance and cure
noting that award of attorney's fees is permissible for shipowner's \callous\ and \willful and persistent\ refusal to pay maintenance and cure

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Judges: Thomas, Alito

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Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend
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