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Ninth Circuit· 6/10/1987

Evich v. Morris

Citations

  • 819 F.2d 256
  • 1988 A.M.C. 74

How courts have described this case

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  • allowing non-dependent brothers of deceased seaman to recover damages for loss of inheritance
  • “[T]he majority of states do not allow future economic loss to be recovered in survival actions.”
  • APunitive damages are available under general maritime law for claims of unseaworthiness.@

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Judges: Browning, Hall, Wright

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