Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend, 557 U.S. 404 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a seaman may recover punitive damages from his employer for failure to pay maintenance and cure. Townsend reversed a line of cases, starting with Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp. in the 5th Circuit (New Orleans), that restricted damages in maritime personal injury cases only to "pecuniary" damages.. }
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- Atlantic_Sounding_Co._v._Townsend comment "Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend, 557 U.S. 404 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a seaman may recover punitive damages from his employer for failure to pay maintenance and cure. Townsend reversed a line of cases, starting with Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp. in the 5th Circuit (New Orleans), that restricted damages in maritime personal injury cases only to "pecuniary" damages.".