In Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Calhoun (1996) 516 U.S. 199, the United States Supreme Court held that while federal law governs actions brought under DOHSA and the Jones Act, Congress has not proscribed remedies for the wrongful death of nonseafarers in territorial waters. The court, seemingly retreating somewhat for its earlier stance on the need for uniformity, held that state law could apply to claims arising from such deaths. (Id. at pp. 215-216.)