Wallis v. Princess Cruises, Inc.

306 F.3d 827 Bobbie Jo WALLIS, in her individual capacity as Administrator of the Estate and Personal Representative of Joel Anderson Wallis, Deceased, for the benefit of Ervin B. Wallis, Helen Wallis, Joel Shannon Wallis, Stacy Trent Wallis, Jolie Amanda Wallis and Vallie Jo Wallis, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRINCESS CRUISES, INC.; Fairlane Shipping International Corporation, Ltd.; Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-56700. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 5, 2002. Filed September 24, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Franklin M. Tatum and Christiane E. Cargill, Wright Robinson Osthimer & Tatum, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Elsa M. Ward, Lawrence W. Kaye, Kaye, Rose & Partners, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; William J. Rea, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-07239-WJR. Before FERNANDEZ, WARDLAW and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge. 1 Plaintiff Bobbie Jo Wallis brought an action against defendants Princess Cruises, Inc., and others for damages based on the death…