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Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend 557 U.S. 404 (2009) was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a seaman may recover punitive damages from his employer for failure to pay maintenance and cure. Townsend reversed a line of cases starting with Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp. in the 5th Circuit (New Orleans) that restricted damages in maritime personal injury cases only to pecuniary damages.