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GUEVARA v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP.

No. 92-4711.

34 F.3d 1279 (1994)

Domingo GUEVARA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Ordered November 4, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Greene, III, Crain, Caton & James, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Dennis Michael McElwee, Schechter & Eisenman, Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GARWOOD and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing En Banc Ordered November 4, 1994.

PER CURIAM:

In this case we uphold an injured seaman's recovery of damages under the Jones Act. Fifth Circuit precedent also compels us to uphold an award of punitive damages for the shipowner's failure to timely pay maintenance and cure.

I.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Plaintiff-appellee Domingo Guevara (Guevara) was injured on May 29, 1990, while...

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