46 U.S.C. § 30304
Section 30304 · Contributory negligence
This is the Death on the High Seas Act
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Yang v. Majestic Blue Fisheries, LLC (2017)
Most recently applied in Esther Yang v. Dongwon Industries Co. (November 2017)
In an action under this chapter, contributory negligence of the decedent is not a bar to recovery. The court shall consider the degree of negligence of the decedent and reduce the recovery accordingly.