03-01-2015, 05:52 AM
Sailor loses lawsuit against America’s Cup champion
A New Zealand sailor whose contract was terminated by America’s Cup champion Oracle Team USA was denied his request that a prototype AC45 be confiscated as a seaman’s lien against unpaid wages. Joe Spooner filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asking federal marshals to “arrest” the foiling 45-foot catamaran,
A New Zealand sailor whose contract was terminated by America’s Cup champion Oracle Team USA was denied his request that a prototype AC45 be confiscated as a seaman’s lien against unpaid wages. Joe Spooner filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asking federal marshals to “arrest” the foiling 45-foot catamaran,
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