Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Cunard Line Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 9, 1998No. 95 Civ. 5232(CSH)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, Senior District Judge.
This case presents the question whether a nondependent spouse of a cruise ship passenger injured on the high seas may recover nonpecuniary damages for loss of society and consortium in federal court.
I
Plaintiffs Charles and Shirley Friedman are husband and wife. They reside in New Jersey. In August 1994 plaintiffs were passengers on the cruise ship SEA GODDESS II, owned and operated by defendant Cunard Line Limited (“Cunard”). The cruise was between Mediterranean Sea ports. The vessel did not call at any American port.
Shirley Friedman…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Beegal v. Park West GalleryNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2007
- Szollosy v. Hyatt Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
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