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On June 15th, 2011, Federal District Judge Patricia Seitz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a judgment maintaining the jury’s January 2011 fraud verdict in favor of Carnival and against Rolls-Royce for $16,788,000. Judge Seitz found that Carnival had suffered damage as a result of being induced by Rolls-Royce to choose the Mermaid pod propulsion and steering system for its Queen Mary 2 ship, based upon false statements made by Rolls-Royce. 

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