SETTLEMENT: $3 Million
FACTS:
While working as a driller's assistant on a
harbor-dredging project on the Delaware River
in Pennsylvania, 36-year-old Russel was struck
by an undefined object. Russel was supporting
two drilling towers when the object struck him.
He is now suffering from epilepsy as a result
of being struck in the head.
The jury found that Russel had grounds to sue
under the Jones Act because the barge that he
was working on was considered a "vessel"
and it was considered unseaworthy. The case
was decided in a U.S. District Court for Southern
New York where he was awarded $3 million.
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