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· 1/9/1996

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. Calhoun

Citations

  • 516 U.S. 199
  • 116 S. Ct. 619
  • 133 L. Ed. 2d 578
  • 1996 U.S. LEXIS 463
  • 64 U.S.L.W. 4048
  • 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 351
  • 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 183
  • 96 Daily Journal DAR 294
  • 1996 A.M.C. 305

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  • finding that the court is limited by the certified order, but may consider all issues discussed within that order
  • holding that, under the differently worded provisions of § 1292(b
  • describing the response of \[f]ederal admiralty courts [in] temper[ing] the harshness of The Harrisburg's rule by allowing recovery under state wrongful-death statutes\
  • referring to general maritime law as \a species of judge-made federal common law\
  • referring to general maritime law as “a species of judge-made federal common law”
  • holding admiralty jurisdiction extends to jet ski accident

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Judges: Ginsburg

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