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AM ENDEDCOM PLAINT FOR A CIVIL CASE

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Pfovidethem'fonnationbelow foreachplaintifrnamedinthecomplam't.A/achadditiond pagzsif

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ProSe:1(Ro.17J16)ComplainlforaCivilCase

K TheDefehdanttg)

Providetheinformationbelow foreachdefendantnamedinthecomplaintwlutherthedefendantisan

individual,agovc mentagency.anorganization,oracoporation.Foranindividualdefendan:

includethoperson'sjobortitlerylvuz!l.Atachadditionalpagesifneeded.

DefendantNo.:

N ame FraserYachts

1800SE 10thAve. #400

FortLauderdale,Broward

FL 33316

954.463.0600

JoborTitle(ifknown)

Stmd Addrrss

CityandCounty

StateandZipCode

TelephoneNumber

E-mailAddress(ë'known)

DefendantNo.2

Name

JoborTitle(lfknown)

StreetAddress

BellaM arineVentures

1800SE 10tbAve#400 ,

FortLauderdale,Broward .

FL 33316

CityandCounty

statoandZipCode

TelephoneN umber

E-mailAddresslifknownl

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Nam e

JoborTitle(ifknown)

StreetAddress l200SE 10'bAve. #400

CityandCounty Fod Lauderdalw Broward

StateandZipCode FL,33316

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E-mailAddress(çfknown)

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!1U./Lo1D.plRlm I1ret'mllLG

E-mailAddress(ifknownl

h'. BaaisforJurisdietion

Federalcourtsalxcounsoflimitedjurisdiction(limitedpower).Generally,onlytwotypesofoJ'- canbe

heardinfedemlcourtcasesinvolvingafederalquestionandcasesilwolvingdiversityofcitizenshipofthe

N its.Under28U.S.C.j1331.acasearisingundertheUnitedStatesConstitutionorfederallawsortreaties

isafederalquesticnrmme.Under23U,S.C,j1332,acaseinwbichacitizenofoneStatesutsacitizenof

anotherStateornationandthesmountatstakeismorethan$75,000isadiversityofcitiz.enshipr-qqo.Ina

diversity ofcitizenshipcase,nodefendantmaybeacitizenofthesameStateasany plaintil.

Whatisthebasisforfederalcourtjurisdiction?fcheckalI/wtappty)

X Federalquestion r-1Diversityofcitizenship

Ff1loutthepnm graphsinthissectionthatapplytothiscase.

A. IftheBasisforJurhdictionIsaFederalQuestion

Listthespecifk federalsotutes.federaltreaties,and/orprovisionsoftheUnitedStatesConstitutionthat

areatissueinthiscase. .

JonesAct

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B@' IftheBasi,forJurisdicdon IsDivenityofCitizensEip

1. ThePlaintiffts)

a. Iftheplaintif isanindividual

Theplaintiff,lrtamel .isacltizenofthr

Stateof(name)

b. lftheplaintiffisacorporation

Theplaintiftl(name) ,isincorporated

underthelawsoftheStateof(name) .

andhasitsprincipalplaceofbusinessintheStateoflnamel

(ymorethanoneJp/czinrf às'namedinthecomplaint,atachanadditionalpageprovidîngthe

sameinformationlbreachudditîonalplainlf)

n eDefendantls)

a. Ifthedefendantisan individual

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Do$'el(R4w1N!6)ComplaintforaCivilCase

Thedefendant lnamel

theStateof(name)

lsacltlzenof

tsacltlzenof

b. Ifthedefendantisacom oration

Thedefendant (hume) ,isincomoratedunder

thelawsoftheStateof(name) .andhasitl

principalplaceofbuslnessIntheStateof(name) .

Orisincomoratedunderthelawsof(foreignnation) ,

andhasitsprincipalplaceofbusinessin(name) .

(Ifmorethanonedefendantfznamedinthet'oznplaïn/,attachanaddîtionalpageprovidingthe

m>leinjbrmationforeachadditionaldefendant)

3. TheAmountinControversy

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n eamountincontroversy-theam ounttheplaintiffclaimsthedefendantowesortheamountat

spke-ismorethan$75.000,notcountinginterestandcostsofcourqbecause(explainl:

111. StatementofClaim

W riteashortandplainstatementoftheclaim.Donotmakelegalarguments.Stateasbrieflyaspossiblethe

facl showingthateachplaintifl-isentitledtothedamagesorotberreliefsought.Statehow eachdefendanlwas

invùlvedaùdwhateachdefendantdldthatcausedtheplaintiffharm orviolatedtheplaintiF srights,including

thedatesandplacesofthatinvolvemtntorconduct.lfmorethanoneclaim isnm-rtedyntmiv ennhclaim and

writeasbolandplainstatementofeachclaim inaseparateparagraph,Attachadditionalpagesifneded.

PleaseseeAftnchment1.

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Statebriefly andpreciselywhatdnmagesorotherrelieftheplaintiffas1 thecourttoorder.Donotm ak.elegal

arguments.Includeanybasisforclaimingthatthewrongsallegedarecontinuingatthepresentdme.Include

tv nmountsofanyactualdamagesclaimedfortheactsallegedandthebasisfortheseamounts.Includeany

punltiveorexemplarydamagegclaimed,theamounts,andthereM onsyouclaim youareentitledioactualor

punitivemoneydamages.

Plgl4nf5

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NeStl$5>.12./1*)ComptwinttbraCivöC&$e

Iàlmediatereliefissoughtintheform ofmaintenanceandcure.Appropriat.eandknowledgeàbletedizolr>reig

neededimmediately.Plaintifrcontinuestoexmriencesignitkantsymptomsandinjul rélatrdéfl'ectsdaily.

PlaintiF isunawareofthedollaramountbecausethetreatmentisongoing,thereforespeciGcm ountsareyet> (

becalculatedarlddetermined. )

PlaintiFalsoseeksdamagesundertheJonesActandthtGeneralMaritimeLaw forlostwages,futurelossof '

esrnings,painandsufferingandothergeneraldamages.

CertiseaKon1ndCloslng

UnderFederalRuleofCivilProcedurell,bysigningbelow,IcertifytothebestofmyknowlM ge,infonnation.

andbeliefthat+iscomplaint:(1)isnotbeingpresentedforanimproperpurpose,suchastoharnmq,cause

unnecessarydelay,orneedlesslyincreasethecostoflitigation;(2)issupportedbyexistinglaw orbya

nonfrivolousargumgntformxtending,modifyinw orreversingexistinglaw;(3)thefachmlcontenuonshave

evidentl'arysupportor,ifspecifcalysoidentiqed,willikelyàaveevidentiarysupportnlurarenqnnable

oppodunil forfue erinvestigationordiscovery;and(4)thecomplaintotherwisecomplieswiththe

requixunentsofRulell.

K 'ForPartiesW itNoutanAttorney

IagreetoprovidetheClerk'sOffscewithanychangestomgaddresswhereçase-felatkdpapersmaybe

served.IunderstandthatmyfailuretokeepacurrentaddressonfilewiththeClerk'sO& emnyresult

inthedism issalofmycase.

Dateofsigning:

SignatureofPlaintiff

M ntedN ameofPlaintiff

Odober26,2020

2 rmeElizabethVena(Z PrOSe)

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B. ForAttorneys

Dateofsigning:

signatureofAttom ey

PrintedN= eofAttorney

BarNumlxr

N= eofLawFirm

StreetAddress

StateandZipCode

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E-mailAddress

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Attachment1

VenavFraserYachtset.a1.

StatementofClaim

JoanneEjizabethVena,theplaintiff,wasanemployeeseaingaboardthevesselM/YKeikiKaI.Shewas

hiredasaStewardess/DeckhandandlaterbecametheStewardess/Deckhand/Cook.

ThevesselM/YKeikiKaiismanagedandoperatedbydefendantsFraserYach?andBelaMarine

Ventures.TheM/YKeikiKaiisregularlydockedinSouthBeach,Miamiandtranslt!betweenFt.

Lauderdale,SouthBeach,M iamiandKm ini,Bahamas,carryingpassengersandcrew.

PlaintiffboardedthevesselM/YKeikîKaiforworkonthisvoyageinMiamiBeach,Florida.

lnAugust,2017,thevesselM/YKeikiKaitransîtedfrom SouthBeachMiaml,FloridatoResortWorldon

theislandofBim lnlintheBahamaswithcrew,includingplaintiff,andguestsaboard.

OncraboutAugust1Q,2017theplaintiffwassignificantlyinjuredwhileworklngaboardthevessel,and

sustainedaconcussion.Thecorneredendofanopencabinetstruckthetoprightofhersktllasshe

stoodupfrom pickingsomethingupabottom stairinthecrew mess.Theinjurywascausedbythe

negligenceofth.defendantsandunseaworthinessofthevesselinfailingtoprovideasafeplaceto

work.

Theim pactwlthtbecabinetwassevereand sheblackedout.Uponregainingawareness,she

immedçatelycomm unicatedwhathappenedtothecaptainofthevessel.Icewasgivenandshe returned

towork.Shecomm unicatedtothecaptainsheneeded medicalattentionandper:istedCnasklng1he

caplaintormedicalcarewhlchwasinitialydenied.

Eventualw inresponsetoherdemandsformedicalcare.thecaptainofferedtoallow hertospeakwitk

anon-calphysicianservice.Aftertwophoneconversationswiththeon-calphysicianserviceoverthe

couràeoftwcdayssheleftthevesselforlacksonMemorialHospitalin Miami,Florîda,viaferry.

DuringthetwodaysaftershewasinjuredandthetimesheIeftthevesselforthehospital,she

continuedworkingherusualcustomaryduties.Thesedutiesincludingcleaning,cookinp attending

guests,assistingpndeck.

Theplaintiffreturnedtoworkthefolowingdayafterthehospitalvisitbutwasunabletoworkaboard

duetoînjury.

ShécbntadedFraserYachtsandadvîsedtherepresentativeofherinjuryandhospitalvisit.Hedidnot

offeranyassistance.

Shewasnotpaidfortheremainderofthetrip.

ConcussionSyndromean4 mTB1(mIutraumaticheaulnlury)weredlasnosedfolowlngtheInluw .

#pmédicalcarebasbeenpaidandnomaintenancehasbeenpaid.

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VenavFrasêrYachh et.AI.

Attachment1

Pp 2 - .- .

Claim 1:

ForMaintenanceandCureundertheJonesActandGeneralMaritimetaw.Plaintiffis,andhaxbeen,

unfitfordutytoherbraininjuryandhasrequired,andcontinuestorequire.ongoingmedicaltreatment

bydoctorsandtompetentm edicalstaff.Defendanl havefailedto providemedicalcare,aswellas

failedtoprovldemaintenantepayatareasonabledaiyratesincethedateofherinjul,astheyare

obligatedtodo,resultinginfurtherinjury.

clalm 2:

ForJonesActnegligenceand unseaworthinessofvesselforfailureto provide asafeworkarea due

to the crew repeatedlyIeaving itemsonstaircase,cluttering theworkspace.

Uairn3:

ForlonesActnegligenceandunseaworthinessofvesselduetocaptainofvesselfailingtoprovide

adequateimmediatemedicalcareofaninjuredcrew member.n einactionofcaptalntogetcrew

mqmbermedicalattentionim mediatelywbiehisarequirementofavesselem ployingcrew andthis

failurerexultedinaworseningofhercondition.

claiM 4:

ForlonesActneglgenceandunseaworthinessforfailuretoassignworktowhichPlaintiffwassulted

aftershesufferedherinjtlryandm sstil!orderedtocompletehernormalworkassignmentsdespite

hadngaconcusslon.

Claim 5:

Failuretopayoffplaintifffortheremainderofvoyage.

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