United States · Bill · S
S. 592 (112th)
Maritime Liability Fairness Act
Introduced
16 March 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Maritime Liability Fairness Act - Declares that, in any civil action for damages arising out of a maritime tort case, punitive damages may be assessed without regard to the amount of compensatory damages assessed in the action. (Thus, removes the cap ratio of 1:1 on punitive-to-compensatory damages established in the Exxon Shipping Co. v Baker case for the award of punitive damages.)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 March 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/592
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/592