Angel Set for Pounds 5.1m

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A nurse hailed the Angel of New York for saving a man's life when a Staten Island ferry crashed in 2003 is on the verge of a pounds 5.1m compensation pay-out.

Kerry Griffiths is one step closer to becoming a multi- millionaire following a judge's decision to reject the city government's attempt to cap its liability for the disaster at $14m. The authorities - who had labelled the Swansea woman a 'greedy Samaritan' for her compensation claim - had hoped to use an ancient 19th Century maritime law which was last used in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic to limit the amount for victims.

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Angel Set for Pounds 5.1m

But on Monday, a federal judge rejected the bid and now the city will be liable for tens of millions o...

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