Giancontieri v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

This is one of more than three hundred lawsuits stemming from the July 9, 1982 crash of Pan American World Airways flight 759 in Kenner, Louisiana. The plane’s fuselage completely destroyed the home of Robert Giancontieri, killing his wife, Sandra, twenty-six, and his three children, Robert, six, Ryan, four, and Christopher, three months. In Mr. Giancontieri’s wrongful death action, the jury awarded the following damages:

1) Loss of love, affection and companionship of Sandra $1,500,000

2) Loss of love, affection and companionship of son Robert $ 400,000

3) Loss of…