The Jones Act is found in Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, and it serves as a sort of workers’ compensation for offshore workers who would not otherwise be eligible for workers’ compensation. For a person to be considered a seaman for the Jones Act, they must be working on an offshore vessel in navigable waters, and their work must contribute to the purpose or mission of the ship. On June 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States held in The Dutra Group v. Batterton, 139 S.Ct. 2275 (2019) that a plaintiff cannot recover punitive damages for a maritime claim of unseaworthiness. The Supreme Court noted that its decision was governed by its decision almost 30 years earlier in Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 498 U.S. 19 (1990), a case in which the court unanimously held that seamen could not pursue claims for punitive damages under the Jones Act, even in cases of willful misconduct.