Legal Opinion
Santo Scala v. Moore McCormack Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 1993No. 629, Docket 92-7817PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Moore McCormack Lines, Inc. (“Mor-mac”) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the Southern District of New York, Grubin, May. J., 1 awarding San-to Scala $1,989,255.57 for injuries he sustained while working as a longshoreman on Mormac’s vessel, the S.S. Mormacargo.
Mormac argues: (1) the jury’s award of damages for pain and suffering must be reduced because it exceeds the amount prayed for by Scala in his complaint and is excessive; (2) the evidence was insufficient to establish Mormac’s liability under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,…
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