P&O Cruises has been ordered to pay a former passenger $445,000 in damages by the NSW Supreme Court after she sustained a neck injury on board the Pacific Jewel in 2011. Montana Smith was travelling with her family on a Christmas voyage when she was struck in the head and...
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P&O Cruises has been ordered to pay a former passenger $445,000 in damages by the NSW Supreme Court after she sustained a neck injury on board the Pacific Jewel in 2011.
Montana Smith was travelling with her family on a Christmas voyage when she was struck in the head and shoulder by a loose ceiling panel which left her with injuries to her cervical spine and ongoing medical costs to date of $8,000.
In a statement P&O said it accepted the judgement and wished “Montana the best for the future”.
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