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| Robin Gaussoin |
Gaussoin
v. Brix Maritime and Cascade General; Maritime
Jones Act
Robin Gaussoin was a deckhand on a tugboat that was
hired to move a naval vessel from a dock. To tie up to the vessel,
a line was pulled 40 feet up from the tug's deck to the ship's. In
the process, the line broke and tumbled down, striking Gaussoin on
his back and resulting in injury. Baron filed suit against Gaussoin's
employer and a shipyard that was repairing the naval vessel and that
supplied the line. Through scientific testing, Baron proved the line
to be defective and a verdict of $1.6 million dollars was returned
by a jury. The jury verdict was appealed and was upheld by the Oregon
Court of Appeals. See 927 P2d
601, Oregon Court of Appeals Opinion |
Scott Nelson |
Nelson
v. Fairfield Industries, Inc.; Maritime
Jones Act
Scott Nelson was a first mate on a vessel taking soundings for oil
off the coast of Texas. He severely injured his lower back when a
supply boat was brought out to physically hand off large boxes of
groceries to the crew. Standard and safe procedure required that loading
either be done at the dock or with the assistance of a crane. A jury
returned a $960,000 verdict in Nelson's favor. The amount was reduced
to $700,000 because of a small percentage of negligence attributed
to Nelson. |
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