Pasquale Fanetti v. Hellenic Lines Ltd.

HAIGHT, District Judge:

Hellenic Lines Ltd. (“Hellenic”) appeals from a plaintiff’s verdict following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Constance Baker Motley, Judge, in an action brought under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976). The significant questions on the appeal concern Hellenic’s liability, within the statutory scheme, as both shipowner and stevedore; and whether the calculation of lost future wages should be made on the basis of gross wages, or net wages after deduction…