Federal judge upholds county claims in lawsuit over Golden Ray damages

Sep. 7—A federal judge upheld two claims this week in a lawsuit between Glynn County and the owners of the Golden Ray that seeks roughly $98 million in damages to compensate the county for environmental damage caused by a series of oil spills and fires before and during the cleanup of the ship. The Golden Ray was a 656-foot cargo ship that was outbound through the St. Simons Sound carrying …