Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Yamaha Motor Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 22, 2000No. 99-1378UnknownCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
Admiralty law is considered one of the most complex areas of American law. See 1 Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty & Maritime Law, § 1-1, at 2 (2d ed.1994). In an earlier appeal in this matter, the United States Supreme Court held that Lucien and Robin Calhoun (“the Cal-houns”) may assert a cause of action based upon a state wrongful death or survival statute to obtain relief for the death of a non-seaman killed in United States territorial waters. See Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Calhoun, 516 U.S. 199, 216, 116 S.Ct. 619, 133 L.Ed.2d 578 (1996). We are…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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