Legal Opinion
Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1993No. Nos. 91-3602, 91-3837PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
This is an asbestos case, an appeal from a judgment, following a jury verdict, holding defendant shipowners liable for the wrongful death of a seaman on theories of negligence .and unseaworthiness, and from the dismissal of defendant shipowners’ third party claims for indemnity and contribution from certain asbestos suppliers and manufacturers.
The case is one of twenty seaman’s cases drawn from the Maritime Asbestos Docket to go to trial in the Northern District of Ohio on an accelerated schedule. The trial was divided into three phases: Phase I considered whether the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Penrod Drilling Corp. v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Ceh, Inc. v. F/v Seafarer (On 675048)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Stark v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- CEH, Inc. v. FV "Seafarer" (ON 675048)District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1994
- Connie Szymanski, Administratrix of the Estate of Stanley Szymanski v. Columbia Transportation Company, a Division of Oglebay-Norton Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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