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2019 United States Supreme Court case
Dutra Group v. Batterton
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 2019
Full case nameDutra Group v. Batterton
Docket no.18-266
Citations588 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
A plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a maritime claim of unseaworthiness.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Case opinions
MajorityAlito
DissentGinsberg, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor

Dutra Group v. Batterton, 588 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a maritime claim of unseaworthiness.

References

  1. Dutra Group v. Batterton, No. 18-266, 588 U.S. ___ (2019).
  2. "Opinion analysis: Punitive damages not available under general maritime law in personal-injury unseaworthiness action". SCOTUSblog. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

External links

  • Text of Dutra Group v. Batterton, No. 18-266, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) is available from: Justia

This article incorporates written opinion of a United States federal court. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the text is in the public domain. "he Court is unanimously of opinion that no reporter has or can have any copyright in the written opinions delivered by this Court." Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591, 668 (1834)

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