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ATLANTIC SOUNDING CO., INC. v. TOWNSEND

No. 08-214.

129 S.Ct. 2561 (2009)

557 U.S. 404

174 L.Ed.2d 382

ATLANTIC SOUNDING CO., INC., et al., Petitioners, v. Edgar L. TOWNSEND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. McCreadie , Tampa, FL, for Petitioners.

G.J. Rod Sullivan , Jacksonville, FL, for Respondent.

Eddie A. Godwin , Lau, Lane, Pieper, Conley & McCreadie, P.A., Steven L. Brannock Holland & Knight, LLP, Tampa, FL, for Petitioners.

Rod Sullivan , Jacksonville, FL, for Respondent.

The question presented by this case is whether an injured seaman may recover punitive damages for his employer's willful failure to pay maintenance and cure. Petitioners argue that under Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 498 U.S. 19, 111 S.Ct. 317, 112 L.Ed.2d 275...

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