GONZALES, Judge.
In this case, the issue is whether the trial court correctly granted defendants' motion for summary judgment, which dismissed the claims of the plaintiff for punitive and other nonpecuniary damages. We find that punitive damages and other types of nonpecuniary damages are not recoverable under general maritime law for deaths of seamen or longshoremen in state waters and that this case is governed by general maritime law, which preempts Louisiana state...
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