The U.S. Supreme Court's last two punitive damages cases both involved maritime law (Exxon Shipping v. Baker and Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend.) Could this be the next one?
Howard Bashman reports: "Fifth Circuit grants rehearing en banc
to reconsider whether seamen may recover punitive damages for their
employer's willful and wanton breach of the general maritime law duty to
provide a seaworthy vessel."
[Ilya Somin] Justice John Paul Stevens, RIP
2 hours ago
