Tandon v. United Air Lines

MEMORANDUM DECISION

CHIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Jagjit Tandon (“Tandon”) brings this action against defendant United Airlines, Inc. (“United Airlines”) as representative of his deceased mother-in-law, Dildar Seekree (“Mrs.Seekree”), asserting claims arising out of Mrs. Seekree’s death on board a United Airlines flight. Defendant moves for partial summary judgment arguing that because the Death on the High Seas Act (“DOHSA”), 46 U.S.CApp. § 761 et seq., permits recovery only for pecuniary damages, the claims for loss-of-soeiety, the anguish or grief of the survivors, Mrs. Seekree’s pain and…