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Jury determined that Disney must compensate employee hit in Bahamas



Port Canaveral, FloridaA jury in Florida determined that the employee of a cruise ship Disney deserves compensation of $ 4 million on the part of the company because it did not provide him with the medical attention due when he was hit by a car during a port stop.

Maria Ana Reis Martins must receive $ 2 million for lost income, $ 1 million for pain and $ 1 million as punishment for the company, the Brevard County jury determined according to the Miami Herald.

It’s the first time that Disney Cruise Line loses a compensation claim filed with a jury, he said Julio Ayala, Martins lawyer.

According to the lawsuit, Martins was hit by a car in the Bahamas in 2013. Cruise doctors did not see that he had three broken ribs and considered that he was able to continue working as a waitress in the ship’s dining room.

A doctor in Florida then diagnosed the fractures and the woman went to her native Portugal to receive five months of treatment. He returned to work in 2014 but had to resign a month later due to a damaged nerve, according to the lawsuit.

The jury assigned 70% negligence to the company and 30% to it.

The cruise company did not immediately respond to a call asking for comments.

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