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MILLER INDUSTRIES v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.

No. 83-7169.

733 F.2d 813 (1984)

MILLER INDUSTRIES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO., Defendant-Appellant, Burford Equipment Co., Defendant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Hardie, Jr., Mobile, Ala., for Caterpillar.

James W. Garrett, Jr., Robert A. Huffaker, Montgomery, Ala., for Burford.

A. Clay Rankin, Mobile, Ala., for Hendrix, et al.

Before KRAVITCH, JOHNSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 5, 1984.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises several questions concerning the operation of maritime tort law and the proper assessment of damages. Specifically, we must decide: (1) the availability of a negligence remedy where only economic damages are suffered; (2) whether crew members can recover lost wages from a third party because their ship has been disabled; (3) what constitutes a negligent failure...

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