Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1990-11-06

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Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. We decide whether the parent of a seaman who died from injuries incurred aboard respondents’ vessel may recover under general maritime law for loss of society, and whether a claim for the seaman’s lost future earnings survives his death. I Ludwick Torregano w…

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