3rd Circuit Reinstates Wrongful Death Claims Against Boat Co-Owner

Mealey's (July 24, 2018, 9:37 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The co-owner of a boat must face wrongful death claims brought by the parents of a man who fell overboard and drowned during a chartered trip out of the Virgin Islands, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 11, rejecting the co-owner’s arguments that a lower court had no personal jurisdiction over her (Estate of James Edward Thompson, et al. v. James Phillips, No. 16-4123, 3rd Cir. 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 18818)....