Legal Opinion
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Garris
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 4, 2001No. 00-346PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scaiia
The question presented in this ease is whether the negligent breach of a general maritime duty of care is actionable when it causes death, as it is when it causes injury.
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According to the complaint that respondent filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, her son, Christopher Garris, sustained injuries on April 8, 1997, that caused hid death one day later. App. to Pet. for Cert. 53. The injuries were suffered while Garris was performing sandblasting work aboard the USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless in the employ of Tidewater Temps, Inc., a subcontractor for…
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