Howard v. Crystal Cruises, Inc.

41 F.3d 527 1995 A.M.C. 305 Vika L. HOWARD, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth James Howard, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Rolf Howard, Plaintiff, v. CRYSTAL CRUISES, INC., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-15489. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 14, 1994. Decided Dec. 1, 1994. Allan S. Haley, Nevada City, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Walter T. Johnson, Lillick & Charles, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: LEAVY and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and VAN SICKLE, * District Judge. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal arises out of an admiralty wrongful death action in which a widow appeals from the district court's entry of judgment in her favor, arguing that the court erred by applying a federal statute rather than general maritime law to her claim, and by miscalculating the economic impact to her of her husband's death. We reject these contentions and affirm. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 2 In September 1990, Kenneth James Howard ("Howard"), his wife, Vika, and their son, Rolf, took a…