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· 8/8/1985

Tran v. Manitowoc Engineering Co.

Citations

  • 767 F.2d 223
  • 1988 A.M.C. 383

How courts have described this case

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  • allowing recovery by a seaman for emotional distress which was manifested by schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress, and neurosis
  • assessing pain-and-suffering damages for eleven crewmen of capsized ship at $150.00 per hour regardless of individual circumstances and cause of death (if any), which varied from shark bite to exposure to drowning
  • assessing pain-and-suffering damages for eleven crewmen of capsized ship at $150.00 per hour regardless of individual circumstances and cause of death (if any), which varied from shark bit to exposure to drowning
  • \the liquidated-unliquidated common law distinction lacks a persuasive rationale\
  • \the liquidated-unliquidated common law distinction lacks a persuasive rationale\
  • admiralty, probably conscious while enveloped in flames, $5000 upheld

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Judges: Hinojosa

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