Legal Opinion
In Re Waterman Steamship Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 6, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-1491PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEAR, District Judge.
Waterman Steamship Corporation and Amsouth Bank filed this limitation of liability proceeding after a fire erupted in the engine room of the S/S Stonewall Jackson. The fire resulted in the deaths of six persons, the estates of whom have filed claims under the Jones Act and DOHSA. These claims include loss of consortium and society claims, as well as punitive damages claims. Waterman Steamship and Am-south Bank have filed a motion to dismiss the consortium and punitive damages claims.
As an initial matter, The Death on the High Seas Act (“DOHSA”) 1…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Merry Shipping, Inc. v. Merry Shipping Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Penrod Drilling Corp. v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Anderson v. Texaco, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1992
- CEH, Inc. v. FV "Seafarer" (ON 675048)District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1994
- Domingo Guevara v. Maritime Overseas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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