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		<title>May a seaman recover punitive damages for his employer’s willful failure to pay maintenance and cure?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 25, 2009, in the case of Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend, 129 S.Ct. 2561 (2009), the U.S. Supreme Court said “Yes”. In so holding, the Court resolved a conflict between the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which held punitive damages were available) and the Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits which found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jones Act</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the Jones Act and How does it affect you? The Jones Act, officially known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, was originally passed in order to provide protective legal rights for American Merchant Marines along with sailors and the ships’ crews. Its author, Senator Wesley Jones of Washington State declared that American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Towboat Accident Kills 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 12:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beaver County January 9, 2005- The towboat, Elizabeth M lost power and crashed over the Montgomery Lock &#38; Dam in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River killing four crewmen on board.  According to Coast Guard reports, the accidents were due to misconduct and negligence on the part of the Master of the Elizabeth M, as well as [...]]]></description>
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