$100,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a deckhand on tuna/swordfish boat when he was hurt on two different occasions in less than one month. In the first injury, the plaintiff was punched in the face by a fellow crew member while eating a bowl of cereal. The second injury occurred when the plaintiff was untangling the main spool line when the next thing he knew he was hanging from the block and was chocking. Luckily, a crew member took a knife and freed him as the plaintiff was hanging there. Negligence focused on the captain starting the controls for the main spool line without looking to see if the plaintiff finished untangling the line. Plaintiff suffered no restrictions but had a bad scar on his neck.