Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.

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• holding that the Jones Act did not eliminate the well-established maritime cause of action for wrongful death
• holding that funeral expenses may be awarded under DOHSA in circumstances where \the decedent's dependents have either paid for the funeral or are liable for its payment\
• holding that there is no recovery for loss of society under a theory of unseaworthiness, since Congress limited recovery under the Jones Act to pecuniary loss
• holding that loss of society damages are not recoverable for the wrongful death of a Jones Act seaman
• noting that the Jones Act follows FELA and that both Acts do not allow recovery for nonpecuniary damages
• holding that when Congress incorporated the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”

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