Legal Opinion
Davis v. Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1994No. 92-36826PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SCHROEDER.
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the estates of seamen who drowned in the Bering Sea after becoming trapped in the hull of a sinking vessel. The estates seek to recover damages for lost future earnings from the ship’s builder, Ap-pellee Bender Shipbuilding, under federal general maritime law.
In Evich v. Connelly, 759 F.2d 1432 (9th Cir.1985) (Evich I), we held that the non-dependant survivors of a deceased seaman could pursue a general maritime survival action against the owner of the seaman’s vessel. Following our remand to the trial court in Evich I,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Chelsey Hayes v. County of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Cotton v. City of EurekaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2012
- Esther Yang v. Dongwon Industries Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
- Davis v. Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Estate of Lopez v. GelhausDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2016
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