Sailor Secures $4.4M Jury Verdict in Trial Over Injury at Sea
A jury in Manhattan awarded $4.4 million to a former shipmate whose aspirations of becoming a captain were dashed after a shoulder injury made her permanently unfit for sea duty.
November 27, 2017 at 04:20 PM
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A jury in Manhattan awarded $4.4 million to a former shipmate whose aspirations of becoming a captain were dashed after a shoulder injury made her permanently unfit for sea duty.
In 2011, Meagan Golden, a third mate on the MV Overseas Cascade, a ship owned by OSG Ship Management, injured her right shoulder while handling ship stores that required her to undergo multiple surgeries.
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