Willis v. Indiana Harbor Steamship Co.

OPINION

COLLINS, Judge.*

Appellants Indiana Harbor Steamship Co., Central Marine Logistics, Inc., Arce-lorMittal USA, Inc., and ArcelorMittal Mi-norca Mine, Inc. appeal from judgment following a jury verdict in favor of respondent Daniel J. Willis on his negligence claims brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104 (2006). Appellants challenge (1) a negative-inference jury instruction based on spoliation; (2) the determination that the liability and apportionment of damages were governed by Minnesota law rather than federal maritime law; (3) the amount of damages awarded for past lost wages;…