Pfeifer v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Howard E. Pfeifer in a third-party negligence action under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The major question presented is whether the district court erred in applying the “total offset method” as a federal rule of damages, wherein the discount factor used to reduce future earnings to present worth is presumed offset by future inflation. We find no error and affirm.

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Pfeifer was employed by appellant Jones & Laughlin (J&L) as a landing helper on…