Supreme Court Will Decide Appeal Over Punitive Damages For Unseaworthiness Claim

Mealey's (December 10, 2018, 11:15 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 7 granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a vessel owner and operator asking whether punitive damages may be awarded to a seaman on an unseaworthiness claim (The Dutra Group v. Christopher Batterton, No. 18-266, U.S. Sup.)....