Vessel Owner To High Court: No Punitive Damages For Unseaworthiness Claims

Mealey's (February 7, 2019, 7:28 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — There are no punitive damages for unseaworthiness claims brought under general maritime law, a vessel owner and operator told the U.S. Supreme Court in its Jan. 22 petitioner brief (The Dutra Group v. Christopher Batterton, No. 18-266, U.S. Sup.)....