Hope Hicks

Lawsuit alleges MSC civilian mariner was raped by captain

A complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleges that an MSC civilian mariner was raped by the captain when working as the 1st assistant engineer aboard the USNS Carson City, a Spearhead class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFT). The suit alleges that the United States failed to adequately protect the mariner, Elsie E. Dominguez, the ship’s 1st assistant engineer, from sexual assault.

The complaint asserts that the United States’ conduct violates the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/lawsuit-alleges-msc-civilian-mariner-was-raped-by-captain/

Maersk and Hope Hicks resolve sexual assault case

Hope Hicks, a former midshipman on the Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) ship Alliance Fairfax, and MLL have resolved Hicks’ litigation against the company filed in New York Supreme Court in June for sexual assault and harassment during her cadet Sea Year in 2019.

MLL is a US vessel operator and a wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Moller – Maersk.

Attorneys for Hicks and MLL have mutually agreed that neither side will disclose details of their agreement.

“It is important to me that my case has brought...

https://container-news.com/maersk-and-hope-hicks-resolve-sexual-assault-case/

No longer anonymous, “Midshipman X” files suit against Maersk Line

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet formerly known only as “Midshipman X” has now revealed her identity. She is Hope Hicks and is one of two USMAA students who yesterday filed related complaints against Maersk Line Limited in New York state court.

The complaints, filed on the plaintiffs’ behalf by law firms Sanford Heisler Sharp and Maritime Legal Solutions, allege that Maersk failed to adequately protect USMMA midshipmen from sexual assault and sexual harassment while working aboard Maersk...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/no-longer-anonymous-midshipman-x-files-suit-against-maersk-line/

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