Legal Opinion
Kunreuther v. Outboard Marine Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1991No. Civ. A. 87-8330PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DuBOIS, District Judge.
On June 23, 1989, 715 F.Supp. 1304, this Court issued a Memorandum and Order holding that (1) the law of Pennsylvania would be applied to all issues regarding damages and causation, and the law of Jamaica would be applied to all issues of liability other than causation, and (2) that the Death On the High Seas by Wrongful Act statute (“DOHSA”), 46 U.S.C.App. § 761, et seq., did not apply, as admiralty jurisdiction could not be invoked. Both of these holdings have subsequently been modified by the Court; the former by Order of March 14, 1990, and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kuntz v. Windjammer" Barefoot" Cruises, Ltd.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Friedman v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Kunreuther v. Outboard Marine Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re: Air Crash Off Long Island, New York, on July 17, 1996Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Matthews v. HowellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Howard v. Crystal Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Howard v. Crystal Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Baker v. Bell Helicopter/Textron, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1995
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