United States Fifth Circuit

In limitation of liability proceedings arising from circumstances in which a longshoreman employed by petitioner died when he jumped from the barge on which he was employed into territorial waters in an attempt to save a co-worker who had fallen, dismissal of divorced parents' wrongful death action seeking damages for loss of society is affirmed as non-dependent parents may not recover for loss of society in maritime wrongful death actions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2007
• Published 06/20/2007

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Charles Ginart, Jr. (argued), Tonry & Ginart, Chalmette, LA, for Claimants-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Michael Flotte, Joseph Edward Lee, III (argued), Preis & Roy, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellee.