Legal Opinion
Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. General Electric Company, Sea-Land Service, Inc. ("Sea-Land")
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 15, 1998No. 96-5331, 97-5287PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Sea-Land Service, Inc. (Sea-Land) has appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of General Electric Company (GE) on Sea-Land’s tort claims in admiralty for economic loss. The district court dismissed the case based on the holding of the Supreme Court in East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858, 106 S.Ct. 2295, 90 L.Ed.2d 865 (1986), that under maritime law no claim lies for either negligence or strict products liability when a commercial party alleges injury only to a product itself,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Shipco 2295, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- King v. Hilton-DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- American Eagle Ins. Co. v. United Technologies Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Boyes v. Greenwich Boat Works, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
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