The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $15 million award of damages on a Jones Act claim for a 22-year-old seaman’s death.
Case: Love v. Osage Marine Services Inc., No. ED111905, 04/16/2024, published.
Facts: Casey Redmond worked for Osage Marine Services Inc. On Dec. 15, 2019, Redmond and his supervisor were working as deck crew on a tugboat.
When the tugboat got an assignment to help put a barge into a fleet, Redmond and his supervisor prepared to board the barge. Both had life vests on.
The supervisor stepped onto the barge and noticed cornmeal on the deck. He then heard the...
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