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Editor: Rod Sullivan
Profession: Maritime Attorney

Category: Unseaworthiness and The Jones Act

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals currently has pending before it a certified question from the United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida concerning whether punitive damages are available when a shipowner wilfully denies maintenance and cure.

It appears likely that the Court will hear the case, although a final decision is not expected for a number of weeks. The case is Weeks Marine and Atlantic Soundings v. Townsend.