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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 16, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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