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		<title>$1.3 Million Dollar Punitive Damage Award in Maintenance &amp; Cure Case: Clausen v. Icicle Seafoods (WA State Supreme Court)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case Name Clausen v. Icicle Seafoods, Inc., No. 85200-6 (Wash., March 15, 2012) (en banc). Quick Case Rules (1) When awarding punitive damages in a maintenance and cure case, courts are not bound to apply a strict punitive-to-compensatory damages ratio.  &#8230; <a href="http://maritimenorthernblog.com/2012/03/20/wa-state-supreme-court-affirms-1-3-million-in-punitive-damages-for-maintenance-cure-case-clausen-v-icicle-seafoods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimenorthernblog.com&amp;blog=25733963&amp;post=233&amp;subd=maritimenorthernblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Punitive Damages Available in Unseaworthiness Claim: U.S. Dist. Court ok&#8217;s seaman&#8217;s claim for punitive damages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case Name Osage Marine Services, No. 4:10-CV-1674 (CEJ) (E.D. Mo., March 5, 2012) Quick Case Rule The Eastern District of Missouri held that punitive damages are available in a seaman&#8217;s unseaworthiness claim. March 5, 2012. Case Summary In this maritime &#8230; <a href="http://maritimenorthernblog.com/2012/03/14/punitive-damages-available-in-unseaworthiness-claim-u-s-dist-court-oks-seamans-claim-for-punitive-damages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimenorthernblog.com&amp;blog=25733963&amp;post=172&amp;subd=maritimenorthernblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. 5th Circuit: Terms on the Company Website can become part of a Maritime Contract.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case Name One Beacon Insurance Co. v. Crowley Marine Services, Inc., No. 10-20417 (5th Cir. July 28, 2011). Quick Case Rule In this 5th Circuit case, the court held that maritime contracts can incorporate terms found on the company website &#8230; <a href="http://maritimenorthernblog.com/2011/08/24/u-s-5th-circuit-terms-on-the-company-website-can-become-part-of-a-maritime-contract/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimenorthernblog.com&amp;blog=25733963&amp;post=133&amp;subd=maritimenorthernblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Divers: USL&amp;H or MEL? Jones Act and the Diver&#8217;s Exception</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Week&#8217;s Question: What marine insurance policy covers claims by divers who are injured while diving from a vessel on navigable waters? Is it the USL&#38;H or the MEL policy? Short Answer The answer to this question is twofold: (1) &#8230; <a href="http://maritimenorthernblog.com/2011/08/13/divers-uslh-or-mel-jones-act-and-the-divers-exception/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimenorthernblog.com&amp;blog=25733963&amp;post=83&amp;subd=maritimenorthernblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Ahead</title>
		<link>http://maritimenorthernblog.com/2011/08/02/a-look-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting this week, Maritime Northern will commence its blog site. The site provides updates concerning U.S. maritime law, in addition to answering questions in a Q &#38; A format. The site is run by maritime attorney Joe Pipinich.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimenorthernblog.com&amp;blog=25733963&amp;post=32&amp;subd=maritimenorthernblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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