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2946 Although California courts have concurrent jurisdiction over claims under the federal Death on the High Seas Act, the Act provides the exclusive remedy and pre-empts wrongful death and survival claims under state law against a high seas tortfeasor, even when there are other causes of the death; an employer's claim against the high seas tortfeasor for workers' compensation benefits paid to the deceased employee is also pre-empted by the Act.CitationGAROFALO v PRINCESS (High Seas Pre-Emption) 85 CA4 1060 [See: 46 USC 761 etseq; LabC 3852; Emp Mut v Tutor-Saliba 17 C4 632; Offshore Logistics v Tallentire 477 US 207; Dooley v Korean AL 524 US 116]
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