OK, not really. As far as I can tell, the mainstream media is completely ignoring yesterday's oral argument in Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend. Even the blogosphere is silent. You know a case is really obscure when it makes it to the U.S. Supreme Court and nobody cares.
For what it's worth, I got the impression from the oral argument transcript that the court is likely to rule that punitive damages are not available in maintenance and cure cases.
March 3, 2009
Media Frenzy Surrounds Supreme Court Argument on Maritime Punitive Damages
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Curt Cutting
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Labels: U.S. Supreme Court