Legal Opinion
Hale v. Maersk Line Limited
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 14, 2012No. 111389Published
1Opinion of the Court
Present: All the Justices CHRISTOPHER T. HALE v. Record No. 111389 MAERSK LINE LIMITED OPINION BY JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN September 14, 2012 MAERSK LINE LIMITED v. Record No. 111390 CHRISTOPHER T. HALE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH James C. Hawks, Judge 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…
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