Dutra Group v. Batterton

Dutra Group v. Batterton
Dutra Group v. Batterton
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 2019
Full case name	Dutra Group v. Batterton
Docket no.	18-266
Citations	588 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
Majority	Alito
Dissent	Ginsberg, 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.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Dutra Group v. Batterton, No. 18-266, 588 U.S. ___ (2019).
^ "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

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[case-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.

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