Mondor v. Vessel Hai Mong

97 F.3d 1460 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cora MONDOR, individually, and as heir to the estate of Edmond J. Mondor, Jr., and as the personal representative of the estate of Edmond J. Mondor, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The VESSEL "HAI MONG"; Hyundai Merchant Marine Corporation; Graham & James, Defendants-Appellees, and Metropolitan Stevedore Company, Claimant. No. 94-55077. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1995. Decided Sept. 19, 1996. 1 Before: BROWNING, NORRIS, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Edmond Mondor, Jr. was killed while working aboard the vessel Hai Mong. Appellant Cora Mondor, Edmond Mondor's widow, brought this wrongful death and survival action under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, which gives longshoreworkers a cause of action against a vessel for negligence. See 33 U.S.C. § 905 (b). 1 After the jury deadlocked 6-2 in favor of the defendants on the…