CALHOUN v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP., U.S.A.

No. 99-1378.

216 F.3d 338 (2000)

Lucien B. CALHOUN; Robin L. Calhoun, individually and as Administrators of the Estate of Natalie K. Calhoun, deceased v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A.; Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.; Lucien B. Calhoun; Robin L. Calhoun, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed June 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Taylor (Argued), William A. DeStefano, Patrick J. Wolfe, Jr., Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants.

Jonathan Dryer (Argued), Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellees.

BEFORE: NYGAARD and McKEE, Circuit Judges; and GARTH, Senior Circuit Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

Admiralty law is considered one of the most complex areas of American law. See 1 Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty & Maritime Law, § 1-1, at 2 (2d ed.1994). In an earlier appeal in this matter, the United States Supreme Court held that Lucien and Robin Calhoun ("the Calhouns") may assert a cause of action based upon a state wrongful death or survival statute to obtain relief for the death of...

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