Gray v. Lockheed Aeronautical Sys.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Gray v. Lockheed Aeronautical Sys., 125 F.3d 1371 (11th Cir. 1997)

Gray v. Lockheed Aeronautical Sys.

Opinion

PUBLISH IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________________ FILED No. 95-8459 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT 09/25/98 D.C. Docket Nos. 1:91-CV-2399-ODE THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK 1:91-CV-2400-ODE 1:91-CV-2401-ODE

STACY C. GRAY, individually and as Surviving Spouse of Lt. Douglas G. Gray, and as Personal Representative of Lt. Douglas G. Gray, deceased,

Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant,

versus

LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY, a division of Lockheed Corporation,

Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee,

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GRACE M. SCHUMACHER, individually and as Surviving Parent of Lt. John T. Hartman, and as Personal Representative of Lt. John Hartman, Deceased,

Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, versus

LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY, a division of Lockheed Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee,

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WILMA J. JENNINGS, individually, and as Surviving Parent of Lt. David S. Jennings, and as Personal Representative of Lt. David S. Jennings, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant,

versus

LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY, a division of Lockheed Corporation,

Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee,

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia _________________________________________________________________

(September 25, 1998)

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

This case is before the court on remand from the United States Supreme Court for further

consideration of our earlier opinion in light of Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., 118 S. Ct. 1890 (1998). In accord with the Court’s opinion, we reverse our previous holding that appellees

may recover damages for pain and suffering on their survival action claims based on general

maritime law in conjunction with the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. App. §§ 761-768.

See Gray v. Lockheed Aeronautical Sys. Co., 125 F.3d 1371, 1381-86 (11th Cir. 1997). We

affirm the remainder of our decision that does not touch such survival action claims, and remand

to the district court for further proceedings consistent with our decision and Dooley.

REVERSED IN PART and REMANDED.

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