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District Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia Wednesday granted preliminary injunctions for 12 families to request mask requirements for their immunocompromised children in school. The complaint challenged Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that allows parents of students attending Virginia public schools to choose for their children to not be subject to [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a seaman the right to punitive damages for an unseaworthiness claim. Christopher Batterton was a deckhand for The Dutra Group on various vessels. Batterton’s hand was permanently damaged when a hatch blew open and crushed it due to a buildup of pressurized air below deck. Batterton sued The [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc., and Dutra Group v. Batterton. The Jones Act provides means of recovery for seamen in personal injury and wrongful death laws. Through a measure of “unseaworthiness,” plaintiffs can recovery if injury happens because a vessel is not [...]

JURIST Guest Columnists Renee Mattei Myers and Redeate Dessalegn of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC discuss the effect of the recent US Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. on employers and employees... In a 5-4...

Atlantic Sounding v. Townsend, US Supreme Court, June 25, 2009 [holding that an injured seaman may recover punitive damages for the willful failure of his employer to pay a basic living allowance, wages that he otherwise would have earned, and...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Atlantic Sounding v. Townsend that an injured seaman may recover punitive damages for the willful failure of his...

 The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne , the Court heard arguments on whether a defendant has...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Monday. In District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne the Court will consider whether a defendant has the right, under...

A federal judge Monday refused to apply a 1851 maritime law that would have limited the possible damages for victims of the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash to $14.4 million. The city of New...

US Marine Cpl. Trent Thomas withdrew his guilty plea in the second day of his sentencing hearing Thursday on unpremeditated murder charges stemming from the alleged murder of Iraqi civilian Hashim Ibrahim Awad in the...