By Y. Peter Kang ( June 25, 2019, 10:06 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that an injured merchant seaman can't seek punitive damages based on the common-law maritime claim of unseaworthiness is a big win for shipowners, attorneys said, as it removes the uncertainty of punitive damages that many plaintiffs used as a bargaining chip during settlement negotiations....
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