Amount and apportionment of recovery
United States Code
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- 2023Blow v. Carnival Corporation S.D. Fla.
- 2023Finch v. Carnival Corporation S.D. Fla.
- 2023Rivera-Lopez v. Lockheed Martin Corporation S.D. Ga.
- 2022Murray v. AET Inc. Ltd S.D.N.Y.
- 2022Almeida v. Panther Helicopters, Inc. E.D. La.
- 2020Sexton v. Carnival Corporation S.D. Fla.
- 2019Kennedy v. Carnival Corp. S.D. Fla.
- 2019Dutra Grp. v. Batterton U.S.
- 2017Broberg v. Carnival Corp. S.D. Fla.
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The recovery in an action under this chapter shall be a fair compensation for the pecuniary loss sustained by the individuals for whose benefit the action is brought. The court shall apportion the recovery among those individuals in proportion to the loss each has sustained. (Source: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1511.))