Punitive damages allowed in asbestos MDL maritime docket

Punitive damages allowed in asbestos MDL maritime docketWashington ExaminerPILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, who oversees an asbestos multidistrict litigation in Philadelphia federal court, has decided that punitive damages awards are permitted in the maritime docket as a matter of law to seamen …Federal court finds punitive damages available to seamen filing …Lexology (registration)all 4 news articles »