Hoddevik v. Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corp.

— Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corp. (Arctic) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding it liable to a crew member of a fishing vessel under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. app. § 688. Danelle Hoddevik cross-appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her RCW 49.60 claim for discrimination. We hold that the trial court improperly instructed the jury as to the elements of a claim under the Jones Act for negligent infliction of emotional distress. We also hold that Hoddevik’s discrimination claim should not have been dismissed as preempted by federal maritime law. We thus reverse the jury’s…