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Townsend , when punitive damages were allowed by the Court for egregious violations of the maintenance and cure obligation. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter. Batterton. [1] in support of Petitioner Dutra Group.
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Townsend case, in which a 5-4 majority opinion (written by Justice Thomas) ruled that punitive damages were available to a Jones Act seaman whose employer arbitrarily and capriciously fails to pay the injured or ill seaman maintenance and cure. Justice Ginsburg dissented, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor.
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1] This pair of bills seeks the development of stricter state standards (HB 896) and an analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits for certain oil and gas facilities including regulatory and/or incentive-based approaches to reduce emissions (HB 897). HB 896 and HB 897 , sponsored by state Rep.
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