Legal Opinion

Joseph Oliveri v. Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. And Crowley Maritime Corp., and Third-Party v. Midland-Ross Corporation, Third-Party

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 13, 1988No. 409, Docket 87-7672PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal primarily concerns the method of discounting damage awards to present value and the propriety of applying a present value discount to damages for future pain and suffering. Defendants Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. and Crowley Maritime Corp. (collectively “Delta”) appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Whitman Knapp, Judge) entered after a jury trial, awarding damages in favor of plaintiff Joseph Oliveri, and from the District Court’s orders denying Delta’s post-trial motions. Oliveri brought this action under…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Anibal Conte, Libelant-Appellee-Appellant v. Flota Mercante Del Estado, Respondent-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
  4. Jack A. Doca and Fannie C. Doca v. Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A. And Pittston Stevedoring Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Harue HayashiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  3. John T. Ulrich, Cross-Appellee v. Veterans Administration Hospital and United States of America, Defendants- Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  4. Efrain A. Ramirez v. New York City Off-Track Betting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  5. Gary Ammar, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Bay Ship Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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