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HOEFFLING v. U.S. STEEL, GREAT LAKES FLEET, INC.

No. 91-CV-73136-DT.

792 F.Supp. 1029 (1991)

Michael HOEFFLING, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES STEEL, GREAT LAKES FLEET, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

December 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. O'Bryan, O'Bryan Law Center, Birmingham, Mich., for plaintiff.

Richard C. Sanders, Hill Lewis Law Firm, Detroit, Mich., William D. Carle, III, Robert T. Coniam, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant.

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES

HACKETT, District Judge.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), defendant filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff's claim for punitive damages under the admiralty doctrine of maintenance and cure. Plaintiff opposes the motion.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) authorizes a court to dismiss a claim on an issue of law. In considering a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, a court must "accept all...

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