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S 592 112th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Accidents Civil actions and liability Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Pollution liability Transportation safety and security

Maritime Liability Fairness Act

Introduced: March 16, 2011 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 16, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

What's happening now March 16, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 16, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 16, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 16, 2011
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 16, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 592: Maritime Liability Fairness Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-592/
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"S. 592: Maritime Liability Fairness Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-592/.
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S. 592, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-592/.
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