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FURKA v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE AND DOCK CO.

No. 86-1173.

824 F.2d 330 (1987)

Deborah FURKA, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Furka, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE AND DOCK COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard C. Jaques, Detroit, Mich., for Plaintiff-Appellant;

Roann Nichols (Warren B. Daly, Jr., Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, Baltimore, Md. on brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before RUSSELL, PHILLIPS and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 4, 1987.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Deborah Furka brought suit under the Jones Act against the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company after her husband died in an attempt to aid a fellow seaman. She won a jury verdict, but the $1,200,000 damage award was reduced to $420,000 because the jury found that Furka was 65% contributorily negligent. In Furka v. Great Lakes...

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