Deem v. William Powell Co., No. 20-35165, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 11677 (9th Cir. Apr. 29, 2022)
A wrongful death claim under federal maritime law accrues on or after the date of death, not earlier when the victim (soon-to-be deceased) learns of his illness or injury. The statute accrues on date of discovery of the illness, however, on claims under survival statutes that abrogate the common law rule that tort claims died with the plaintiff. Where the… Read More