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Failure to navigate alternate route around obstructed stairs leads to significant damages award
27 November 2020 | Insurance & Health Law
Tags Employer’s Liability / Serious Physical Injury / Personal Injury / Damages

This article explores the law in relation to issues of negligence and quantification of damages for a seaman who tripped over hoses on a midship stairway. In Issue Whether the risk of a crew member tripping over hoses obstructing a midship stairway was...