John R. Nichols and Irene Nichols v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., Jimmie John Miller, Jr. And Jolain Miller v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge:

In this consolidated case arising in admiralty, Plaintiff-Appellant Jimmie John Miller, Jr. (Miller) filed suit against Defendant-Appellee Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI) for injuries allegedly sustained in a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico on July 14, 1988. Following PHI’s pre-trial stipulation of liability, the only issue at trial was damages. The sole legal question was whether Miller’s wife (Jolain Miller) had a claim for loss of consortium under general maritime law. The district court held that damages for loss of consortium were not recoverable…