An employee of an oil-drilling vessel obtained a $9.6 million verdict against Diamond Offshore Services, after a jury determined that Diamond Offshore's vessel was unseaworthy and that its negligence caused his career-ending back injury. Willie David Williams obtained a $9.6 million award from the 164th District Court of Harris County, the Doyle Raizner law firm announced. Williams was employed by Diamond Offshore and worked on its semi-submersible drilling vessel, the Ocean Lexington, and was injured when the employer asked him to repair the vessel's elevators.The elevators were used ...
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