Spruel v. Bell of Baton Rouge
Jan 03, 1998OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement in the millions of dollars.
Floating casino deckhand ordered to perform life raft training procedure in Mississippi River at night, in the fog. Without advising the seamen on the first life raft, the Chief Mate launched a second ... life raft. The vessels collided. Some men drowned and one seaman was paralyzed.
