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Omega Protein settles with workers injured in collision

Omega Protein has settled a lawsuit with two workers injured in 2014, when one of the fish processing plant's vessels struck a vessel the men were working on in Moss Point. The lawsuit was first filed for Michael Clarence Merrill, who claimed he suffered permanent disabling injuries Jan. 20, 2014. He was a marine carpenter employed by US Joiner LLC, and was performing marine services aboard the Oyster Bayou, a vessel moored at Omega's shipyard in Moss Point. The Frosty Morn, a vessel also owned and operated by Omega, struck the Oyster Bayou twice, the lawsuit said. Merrill's spine and connective nerves, muscles, joints and tissues were damaged. He sought a jury trial and damages in excess of $75,000. Co-worker Robert John Hobdy was later allowed to join the lawsuit with claims for his injuries. AMFED National Insurance Co. intervened, seeking to recover benefits it had paid Hobdy. Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article56912658.html#storylink=cpy