The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that punitive damages may be appropriate when a Jones Act employer wrongfully and intentionally refuses to pay maintenance and cure to an injured worker.
The case is Atlantic Sounding and Weeks Marine v. Townsend et al.
You can read about the case by
clicking here. Or read about it at our two maritime websites,
www.maritimeaccidentattorney.com or
www.themaritimelawyer.com .
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