Case at a glance
- Recovery: Confidential Settlement
- Injury: Abdominal hernia and herniated back discs
- Practice: Maritime Injury Law
- Attorney: Vuk Vujasinovic
A request for help that went unanswered
The cook had reported needing more help in the galley. He injured himself lifting a heavy box without assistance from the chief steward.
Doctors diagnosed a hernia and herniated back discs. Hernia surgery did not resolve the back pain, and he continued treatment.
Crew testimony addressed the working conditions
The company disputed responsibility and challenged his injuries. Depositions described problems in the steward’s department and failures to help with required duties.
The captain acknowledged responsibility for ensuring that crewmembers performed their jobs properly. Vuk and the VB Attorneys team pursued the cook’s Jones Act claims.
A confidential settlement
The case did not resolve at the first mediation. Vuk negotiated a confidential settlement at a second mediation.
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