Can a plaintiff seek punitive damages in a civil action brought pursuant to the Jones Act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Baptiste v. Superior Court, 106 Cal.App.3d 87, 164 Cal.Rptr. 789 (Cal. App. 1980):
In Gunnip v. Warner Co. (E.D.Pa.1968) 43 F.R.D. 365, 368, the issue surfaced in a case concerned with federal procedure. Plaintiff attempted to amend his complaint, brought pursuant to the Jones Act, to include punitive damages; the court held that he could do so.
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