discussing general maritime unseaworthiness actions
Summary of this case from Weller v. Fishing Co. of Alaska, Inc.No. 18–266.
12-07-2018
The DUTRA GROUP, petitioner, v. Christopher BATTERTON.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted.
discussing general maritime unseaworthiness actions
Summary of this case from Weller v. Fishing Co. of Alaska, Inc.disagreeing with McBride and awarding punitive damages in unseaworthiness claim for injured seaman but only because such a claim falls outside the scope of statutory causes of action like DOHSA; "There is no way to compensate a dead seaman for the wrong done to him. Compensation for his survivors is generally limited by statute to their resulting ‘pecuniary loss.’ "
Summary of this case from Kennedy v. Carnival Corp.Full title:The DUTRA GROUP, petitioner, v. Christopher BATTERTON.
Court:Supreme Court of the United States
Date published: Dec 7, 2018
See Batterton v. Dutra Group, 880 F.3d 1089, 1096 (9th Cir. 2018) (cert. granted by 139 S.Ct. 627 (Dec. 7,…
Kennedy v. Carnival Corp.46 U.S.C. § 762; ... Punitive damages are non-pecuniary damages unavailable under the Jones Act.... Punitive…