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HALE v. MAERSK LINE LTD.

Record Nos. 111389, 111390.

732 S.E.2d 8 (2012)

284 Va. 358

Christopher T. HALE v. MAERSK LINE LIMITED. Maersk Line Limited v. Christopher T. Hale.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Steven Emmert , Virginia Beach, ( James L. Chapman, IV ; Steven M. Stanclis ; Sykes, Bordon, Ahern & Levy; Crenshaw, Ware & Marton, on briefs), for appellant.

John E. Holloway ( Edward J. Powers ; Shalanda Franklin-Verdell ; Vandeventer Black ; Norfolf, Troutman Sanders , on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in remitting a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to a seaman injured while on authorized shore leave in a foreign port.

Background

Christopher T. Hale filed this action in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth in March 2009 to recover maintenance and cure and compensatory and punitive damages from his former employer, Maersk...

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